rAvoc, TWO
Top Notch Gym Mentor
Penn State got a prize when Gene Wettstone came to
the College as gymnastic coach in 1938. Nittany gym stock
began to soar.
As an outstanding gymnast and three-time Big Ten all
around champion, he was considered wail qualified to guide
a college gym team. What' the College was to learn about
later was his promotional genius.
Beginning in 1941 his teams were among the country's
gymnastic titans. Under his tutelage the Lions have now
been undefeated in dual competition for the last four sea
sons—a feat unequaled in collegiate annals.
Even more striking proof of his leadership and ability
to draw the most from his team is the unprecedented achieve
ment of winning the Eastern Intercollegiate, National In
tercollegiate and National AAU championships in the same
year-1948.
His efforts in furthering gymnastics throughout the
country have established the bespectacled Wettstone as one
of the top promoters of the sport.
lit has a penchant for detail. Witness his preparation
for last Saturday's huge gym spectacliataged in Rec
Last September, after Wettstone presented tentative
plans, the Olympic Gymnastic Committee asked him to in
vestigate the College's attitude toward holding final try
outs at Penn State.
Before consenting, Wettstone first persuaded the Com
mittee to move the Tryouts from July 1 to May 1, so all stu
dents at the College could witness the event.
Next he persuaded the athletic department that a gym
meet of such wide scope was a good thing for the College
and could be staged here successfully.
He wrote nearly 2000 letters to officials and competitors
while planning the meet. He designed the Rec Hall decora
tions. He secured lodging for more than 700 contestants,
coaches and spectators who were to congerge on State Col
lege May 1.
At the same time the Nittany coach was preparing his
own team for a major effort in the tryouts.
The climax of eight months' preparation occurred Sat
urday when Wettstone's team was tops and the Committee
nominated him as coach of the United States Olympic gym
nastic team.
That the total Olympic receipts of Saturday's Rec Hall
program surpass any gathered in previous years speaks well
for Penn State—and its gym mentor, Gene Wettstone.
—Thomas E. Morgan.
Take A Lesson, Prof
As an institution that has been in the forefront of move
ments fostering religious and racial tolerance, Penn State's
reputation for minority equality has spread through all
sections of the country.
In sports particularly, the College has an enviable rec
ord. Blue and White teams have consistently been withheld
from contests in which Negroes have been barred.
In 1946 the Nittany eleven refused to play a scheduled
football game with the University of Miami because the
Southern school authorities prohibited Negroes from par
ticipating in the contest.
Lion boxers were witheld from the 1947 Sugar Bowl
Carnival, even though no Negroes were on the squad, be
cause members of the colored race were not permitted to
box at the Carnival.
Last season Coach Higgin's footballers were the first
team to play in• Texas using Negro players because the
College refused to accept a Cotton Bowl bid unless the col
ored boys on the squad were allowed to engage in the con
test.
Yet overshadowing this fine record compiled by the
sports teams are some actions by an extremely small mi
nority of the group which of all groups on the campus should
least demonstrate intolerance—the professors.
On several occasions in classrooms, members of the fac
ulty, supposedly while instructing their students in de
mocracy as well as specific subjects, have been heard to make
uemarks such as "nigger," "mick," or kike."
Coming from men who are supposed to be leaders in
American education; men in whose hands the future leaders
of American are being trained; such remarks are more than
disgusting—they are dangerous!
If instructors can't practice democracy themselves, how
are they to ask their pupils to conduct themselves as equal
ity-minded citizens. The age of "do as I say, not as I do" is
past
Can it be that the athletes and coaches on the playing
fields know more about democracy than the professors in
the classrooms?
• Weeks of work by a Cabinet committee to preserve
-ampus gram received a serious blow Saturday. Hundreds
automobiles effectively mashed hundreds of square feet
of brass, when the campus patrol..iiirected automobiles to
l'ark on the plots near Roe Hall.
• What if everyone who was admonished to "take it
in an avers& day, suddenly decided to?
Edit Briefs
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His
Phineas T. Glockenspiel, astute feline observer for the Daily
Collegian, was punching out an editorial when we happened to drop
by the office yesterday.
"Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has its nerve!" Phineas complained.
Did you see that picture 'The Bride Went Wild' last week.. One of
the characters—a manual-training instructor who was wooing June
Allyson away from hero Van Johnson by using stupid tactics even
a Sigma Nu wouldn't dare use—
announce4 that he was a college
man!
"'Penn State '343,' he stated
triumphantly.
"Later when the goof was about
to marry Miss Allyson. he stated
that they were going back to
Penn State to work on his mast
ers.
"Now they say that any pub
licity is good publicity but I'll
bet the scenario was written by
either a Penn man or a Pitt man.
Penn State men Just don't op
erate like that!"
"Oh, that's not always true,"
answered; Have you ever seen
editor Ostar out on a date?"
"Yes, you're right. That reminds
me," he said. "Now that you're a
'has-been' on the paper, who can
I et to write my weekly drivel?"
"We've been thinking about
that, Phineas," we told him. "We
decided to put you in charge of
Arni Gerton, our new editorial
director. Here he comes now!
Phineas, meet Arni!"
"Pleased to meetcha," Gerton
grinned. "So you're the little ras
cal that's always griping?"
"Meow," growled Glockenspiel.
"I don't like this guy," he whis
pered to us.
"Oh, come now, P.T.," Gerton
said, 'I think you write the best
column in Collegian."
What Happened?
TO THE EDITOR: What is the
score with the track officials'
sight in overlooking one known
as "Reds" Thomas in the 100
yard dash Saturday afternoon?
I was at the finish line and saw
him come in second! Why wasn't
In placed? Do the officials need
glasses?
—Wllbw' Roth
•The actual finish of the 100
yard dash was 1. Johnson, 2.
Thomas, 3. Lancaster. Just be
10g. the start of the dash,
Thomas exchanged lanes with
Lancaster. and Lancuter ex
changed with Robinson: The
track judges placed the men
according to starting lane.
A picture of the finish of the
race showing the finish in the
order listed above. is in the
Pion Baas Photo Shop's 11106
"You're wearing that 'High cost of living' excuse pretty thin.
Fisbee—That's been your reason the last three times • I re
fused you a raise—l"
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"I'm beginning to like him a
little better," grinned Phiheas,
purring like a Cheshire cat.
"Sure, we're going to be good
buddies from how on,* Gerton
added rubbing his neck, Phineas's,
that' is.
"Well, take good care of him,"
we told Gerton. "Phineas and I
have had a lot of fun together—
griping about this and that. We
even have a write4ap in Critique
this mqnth."
"Yes, we have," purred P.T.
"Now get the hell out of here.
I've got a lot of griping to tell
Arni.
"Phineasl" we sobbed as we left
the office—broken "has-been."
CALENDAR
All calendar items must be in the
newsroom in 8 CH by 4 p. m. on the
day preceding publication.
Thursday, May 6
FROTH, Senior, Junior, Sopho
more Boards, and Candidates of
Editorial, Art, and Photo staffs,
3 CH, 7 p.m.
WRA Outing Club, 2 WH, 6:45
p.m.
LA Student Council, 111 CH,
1:10 p.m.
QUARTERDECK, 11 0 Ne w
Physics, business meeting, 7:15
p.m. Open meeting, 8 p.m.
MASQUERETTES, Gamma Phi
Beta Suite, 8:15 p.m.
WRA Bowling, beginners, 8:15
p.m. Swimming, 7 p.m. Fencing,
7 p.m.
At the Movies
CATHAUM —Valley of the
Giants.
STATE—The Fugitive.
NITTANY—Barber of Seville.
VA Conlad Man Offers
Advice on Entitlements
L. P. Nardi, contact repre
sentative of the Veterans Admin
istration, will be in the VA Build
ing from 10:30 o'clock this morn
ing until 4 o'clock today, to ad
vise veterans and dependents
concerning entitlements under
existing laws.
Mr. Nardi will be at the VA
Office again next Thursday.
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Business Manager -___ Value C. KIIPPar
Managing Ed., Elliot Shapiro; News Ed.,
Malcolm White; Edit Dir., Arni Garton;
Feature Ed., , Jo Fox; Sport. Ed., Thomas
Morgan; Society Ed., Frances Keenan
Asst. Soc. Ed., Claire Loa; Wire Ed., Lois
Bloomoulat; Photo Ed., Betty Gibbons; Co.
Prom. Mgr., Selma Zasohilty; Senior Board,
Elaine Nelson, Loretta Neville.
Asst. Business Mgr., Margaret Brame;
Adv. Director, Barbara Keeler; Local Adv.
Mgr., Selma Lampert; Circulation Man
agers, William Frasier, Brett Eranieh;
Class. Adv. Mgr., Wilma Brehm:, Prono-
Goo, Elliot Rosengartem; Junior Board
Director. Kosti Bargar; Sophomore Board
Director, George Latao; Secretary, Mimi
Pcnnerine.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Managing Editor Si Smash
Assistant -------- Pauline Mau
Nowa Editor Dot Bunaborgor
Assistant John Bonne!
Copy Editor Maine Kota
Assistant Jack Lapos
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be made in 204 Old Main immediately.
New York Central Railroad.
May 10. summer work as student
chainman. Also eighth semester
men in Civil Engineering.
Boy Scouts of America, May '7,
eighth semester men in C&F. Ed,
Forestry, A&L. Phys 'Ed. Indus
trial Ed.
Minnesota Mining and Manu
facturing Company. May 11. stu
dents in C&F, A&L, ME, 11E„
Chem Eng.
Corning Glass Works. May 11,
students with B.S. or M.S. de
grees in ME. BE. Also 8.5.. MS.,
or Ph.D. degrees in Chem. Physics.
Westvaco Chlorine Products
Corporation, May 13, eighth-se
mester men in EE for trainee in
power department. Chem Eng
students for production depart
ment.
West Penn Power Company,
May 18 4Sc 19, sixth and seventh
semester men for summer em
ployment. EE, ME, lE, CE.
Calvert Distilling Company,
May 7. eighth semester men in
lE, ME, Physics, Chem, Chem
Eng. Commercial Chem.
Hamilton Watch Company, May
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Physics.
Supplee-Wills-Jones Milk Com
pany. eighth semester men in
Dairy Husbandry, Pre-veterinary.
Also summer employment.
International Telephone &
Telegraph Corporation, May 17,
eighth semester men in EE, lE,
ME.
Standard Oil Company Research
Department of Indiana, May 13,
seventh and eighth semester stu
dents with B.S. or M.S., Ph.D.
degrees in Chem, Chem. Eng.
Kelly-Springfield Tire Com
pany, May 14, eighth semester
men in EE, ME, lE, Chem, Chem
Eng.
Standard Oil Company of In
diana, May 12 and 13, eighth se
mester men in ME, EE, Civil
Eng, Petroleum and Natural Gas
Eng.
Retail Credit Company, May
11 and 12, eighth semester men
from C&F, A&L.
J. J. Newberry. May 11, sev
enth and eighth semester men in
terested in merchandising .
Burroughs Adding Machine
Company, group meeting for
C&F, A&L students interested in
sales work, 228 Sparks 7 p.m.,
May 11. Arrangements for indi
vidual interviews on May 12 may
be made after the meeting.
Third United States Civil Serv
ice Commission, group meeting
for Geniors, 405 Old Main, 7 p.m.
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