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Let's Get Together
Much has been said about the breach between "town
and gown" but there is an equally wide chasm right on
campus between the administration and the student body.
Town merchants and student leaders have worked hard to
bridge the first gap but very little is being done about the
latter.
Undoubtedly, much of the antagonism is caused by the
times. We have just passed through a long war with its
many problems and have moved into the post-war period of
expansion with its equally difficult problems. Then too,
President Hetzel, who had an uncanny knack of cementing
administration-student relations, is gone.
The students have their problems too, but they'd be
glad to help if they were given the chance. Instead, both
groups go their own way—the administration passing reso
lutions and making decisions without telldng the "whys and
whats" about them and the students sniping away at what
they think is unjust. Each has a wrong conception of the
other.
Rarely do the administrationleaders have or take the
time to know title students and understand their problems.
The students resent this and continually issue what could
be unnecessary "gripes."
Let's get together!
The uproar at Pollock Circle would subside if the resi
dents knew a little of what the administration is trying to
do to better living conditions there. The coeds would be
more cooperative to the new dinner dress ruling if they
were told why it is necessary. And so on down the line.
Then too, perhaps we could get together for adminis
tration-student receptions and get to know each other a
little better. When each side finds, out that the other side is
really human, relations are boundt,o improve.
After all, we're all working for the same thing—A
Better Penn State—and it could be much easier if we all
pulled together\in the same direction! —BIF
A Pressing Need
"Oh, the Collegian wants that student press so that
they can make more money."
That's probably one of the comments that comes up
whenever students talk about the proposed student press,
one of the suggestions to the senior class for the disposal of
the class gift fund of over $6OOO.
The student press, as envisaged by its proponents,
would include a newspaper size press as well as facilities
for job and poster printing. It would • be owned and oper
ated by a student corporation.
One of the greatest advantages of the press would be
its savings for students and student organizations. At pres
ent most of the printing required by student groups is done
in commercial shops, which must charge rates high enough
to make a profit.
It would be difficult to calculate the total amount spent
by student organizations for printing in any one year, but
a quick look around campus shows how great it must be.
The amount spent must be great, for printing costs are
not low. The proposed student press would be equipped to
handle all this printing. And it would be financed in such a
way that profit above operating expenses would be elimi
nated. It is by this pelrcentage that students on campus
would benefit.
The Daily Collegian would also be printed by the stu
dent press. This saving would be passed along to the stu
dent body in the form of a better newspaper or a less ex
pensive newspaper, or both. —Elliot Shapiro
The Danes 'Keep Off'
"Go ahead and walk on the grass," was the cordial in
vitation I received everywhere from the hospitable Danes
on the beautiful campus of Aarhus University, Denmark, in
August of 1946.
Curiosity as to how the grass could be maintained, in
such a lush condition, without a path, bare spot, or brown
patch even though walked on, led to some queries.
"Oh, it's simple," was the reply, "nobody ever thinks
of walking on it until the end of the spring growth."
The beauty of their verdant, rolling lawns for the rest
of the summer and fall was its own reward to the nature
ioving Danes. —Lew Stone
• One of the few examples of wholehearted cooperation between
the Hindu and Moslem factions in India exists in the Student Re
lief Committee for the nation which has delegates from both sides,
and which has been completely impartial in distributing relief
goods raised or purchased by Indian donations.
• NSA has urged that students take action to cut the cost of
Living by forming housing and eating co-operatives. In compliment
ing the work done by the North American Student Co-operative
League represented at the University of California by the Universi
ty Students Co-operative Association, NSA expressed concern over
.ow student income as contrasted with inflationary prices.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
ORIN AND DEAR IT
Letters to The Editor's Mail Call
should be limited to 150 wards so that
all contributors may be given space.
The editor reserves the right to print
in part all letters over that limit. Let..
tore must be signed and the address
and telephone number given. Names
will be withheld from publication if
requested.
Men on Dressing
TO THE EDITOR: On the re
cent protests against the "clothes
code," I would like to offer the
general sentiment of us men on
the matter.
In the first place, we are in
clined to believe that Dean Wes
ton's action is justified for rea-
• Letters continue to come in to the Daily Collegian office
without signatures. "An Interested Reader" wrote in yesterday,
addressing her later to the 31 Coeds in Atth Hall. Names may be
withheld in publication but the original letter must have a signa
ture and an address.
• A small politician is one who. correctly anticipates which
way the voters are going, rushes to the front, and pretends he was
there all the time.
George is the kind of guy things happen after. Not to, but after.
Nothing ever happens to him, but no sooner does he leave a place
than something happens. Usually it's bad.
Take when he was in the army, for example. Five times Georg e
was in foxholes, during bombing raids, that were safe as a parches'
game while he was there. Each time the raids ended, and George
left, catastrophe remained behind.
Five foxholes blew ula after
George had gone.
It got so bad after awhile that
whenever George got up to leave
his whole platoon would get u 43.
to follow him. Finally in the in
terests of an eventual Allied vq
tory. General Eisenhower had to
recommend his discharge.
George decided to go to Penn
State.
Slowly but surely George began
to build a reputation here at the
College. He'd cross the street at
College avenue, and despite Chief
Juba. there'd be an automobile
accident. He'd stroll toward the
Nittany dorms, and steel pipes
would unexplainedly clatter to the
ground.
He'd appear at the Dail-, Ex
moition and the milk tasters
"I advise you to buy as many jars as you can—before the
secret irigredients are recalled again for a war effort."
Editor's Mail call
• Shipwreck Kelly, at 68, has announced that he is retiring
trim the flagpole sitting profession, which leaves a nice opening
for some young fellow who is anxious to climb to the top.
'My s.iotel 5aL
CANAL \;
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S., • _
sons only too obvious. The fact
that a girl is a coed on the Penn
State campu does not exclude her
from the dighity that society has
accorded her. If coeds wish to
have the rights and privileges of
ladies, it is only right to expect
neatness in attire from them.
Most coeds on campus (as a
matter of fact, "the majority")
need no such ruling. It is our
opinion that Dean Weston's action
is aimed at the handful of girls
that are too independent and too
arrogant to follow a polite sug
gestion that should not have to be
made in the first place.
—Daniel T. Cottage.,
Editorial Briefs
By Dave Adelman
would come down with Ptomaine
lx)isoning. He watched the first
half of one football game two
years ago. and in the second half
Larry Joe broke his collarbone:
Last week he strolled by the
Collegian office, and Phineas T.
Glockenspiel had six kittens.
George became a social pariah.
of course.
Yesterday. however. George
was temporarily removed from
circulation. He went to the Arm
ory to cast his vote in the All-
College elections and was seized.
before he could leave. by ten
masked figures.
Best information is that he was
o•-ing kept under lock and key
until the ballots have all been
tabulated.
The All-College Elections Com
mittee has waived a/Aria:titian.
nMMDAY, AIL 22,
BY thsl6Y
Placement
Service
Moore Products Company, April
29. eighth-semester men from lE,
ME.
Interchemical Corporation, April
28. eighth-semester men from
Chem Eng.
Hazelton Division at Pennsii
vanin Power & Light Company,
April 28. eighth- -,nester men
from DE.
Montgomery Ward, April 28,
eighth-semester men from le,
C&F, A&L.
Link-Belt CcanPlaty. Aprll 22.
eighth-semester men from lE. ME,
Civil Eng, Sanitary Eng.
Erie Railroad Company. April
27. eighth semester men from EE,
ME. Civil Engineering.
American Aniline Products In
corporated. April 27, eighth se
mester men from Chem Eng.
Chem.
_
Pennsylvania Water and Pover
Company. April 27. eighth se
ter men from EE. ME.
Overseas Personnel - Offica of
Standard Oil, April 28. eighth se
mester men from Civil Engineer
ing. EE. ME. Sanitary Mutineer
ing, Petroleum & Natural Gas En
gineering. Chem Eng, Business
Administration. Architectural En
gineering.
The Brown Instrument COM.
Pany. April 27 and 28. eighth se
mester men from EE. lE. ME.
Physics. and men having mastel's
degrees in EE or Physics.
Republic Ste el Corporation.
April 27. eighth semester men
from EE. ME. Metallurgy. Chem
Eng.
Philco Corporation. April , 27.
eighth semester men from EE.
Physics. ME.
Lehigh Portland Cement, April
26, eighth semester men from
C&F. Civil and Architectural En
gineering.
Stanolind Oil and Gas Company.
April 23, eighth semester men
from Petroleum and Natural .Gas
Engineering, Geology, Physics,
Math, EE, ME, Chem Eng, Civil
Engineering.
Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel
Company. April 26. eighth semes
ter men 'from Civil Engineering.
Architectural Engineering.
Wright Aeronautical Eng ne
Division. Aero Eng, ME. for en
gine development work.
Calco Chemical Division. Amer
ican Cyanamid Company, April
21 and 22. eighth • semester men.
8.5.. M.S.. and Ph.D. degrees in
Chem and Chem Eng.
Island Creek Coal 'Campani.
April 23, eighth semester men
from ME. MI. EE. Mineral Prepa
ration Engineering, for mainte
nance work. Undergraduates,
summer employment.
CALENDAR
ALL - COLLEGE Cabinet. 20i
Old Main. 8 p.m.
LIBERAL Arts Student Coun
cil, 127 Sparks. 7 pin.
CAMPUS Center Cltth. 417 Oki
Main. 7 p.m. U
AG Ec. Alpha Zeta house. 7:30
r.m.
WRA Bowling beginners. WH.
6:15 p.m. Swimming. Fencing. 7
n.m.
MODERN dance concert. WE.
8 p.m.
STUDENTS fo r Eisenhower.
1 20 Sparks. 7 n.m.
WRA Bowling Club Elections,
7 p.m.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
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Published Tuesday through Saturday
mornings during the College year by
the staff of the Daily Collegian of the
Pennsylvania State College. Entered as
second chum matter July 11, 934, at the
State College, Pa., Post Office under the
act of March 3, 1879. 112.50 • semester:
$4.25 the schoLl year.
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Donald W. Lila
Man Ed., Ben 1. Preach, Jr.; Name
Ed., Roberta Hutchison ; Sports id., Tad
Rubin; Ass't. Sports Ed., Dave Adelman;
I. @stunt Ed.. Eleanor reline!: Wataaa's
Ed., Marjorie Mousier.
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Assistant Joha Boone
News Editor Jack Lop=
Assistant --__-__-^-__-_ George Vaasa.
Copy Editor _____ Tom Morgan
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Candidate
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