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Art for the College
An outstanding collection of art will wind up a week's
showing in the Mineral Industries Art gallery tomorrow
evening.
The collection, now the property of the people of Penn
„, lvania, is called the Gimbel Art collection, after its donor,
iie Gimbel Company.
The collection of 116 paintings represents the Common
.
:ealth in paint and canvas. Subjects of pictures range from
.ancaster County farms to Pittsburgh steel mills. They range
I'OM the photograph-like painting of the State house in
[arrisburg to a semi-abstract visualization of the "hex” by
filliam Gropper.
Many of the artists are PennsylVanians, others have suc
ceded in capturing the spirit of the state. The entire.collec
lon represents a veritable treasure trove of 20th century
.. 3 ennsylvania culture, that will grow increasingly valuable
as time passes.
After the Gimbel collection leaves State College, it will
go on a tour of the Commonwealth and then of the nation.
The Pennsylvania tour is designed to give all people of the
state a chance to view their own property.
After the tour, the future of the collection is still a mat
ter of conjecture. Obviously, it will have a permanent rest
ing place, preferably in a fairly central location, and prefer
ably in a place where it may be of benefit in education, and
in instilling some of the Commonwealth's culture into future
citizens of the state.
What better place then, than at the Pennsylvania State
College?
Penn State fills the bill on most scores. It is a public
institution, located in the center of the state, equally acces
sible to the four corners of the Commonwealth.
At Penn State, moreover, the collection would do more
than just hand on a wall. It would be a teacher a teacher
of art, of culture, and even of history.
In all these many ways, what could be more fitting than
the art collection of the people of Pennsylvania located at
the center of learning of the people of Pennsylvania?
Another Man'slV-, \
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Poison
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By Arni Gerton
I was left by French and the other caretakers of that amazing
creature known as Phineas. They may call him that but after listen
ing to him complain and voice his opinions on love, life and art, I
ave many other names for him
No sooner had the old Collegian staff vacated the offices when
:glockenspiel grabbed my arm and said, "You can't imagine what I've
:lad to put up with that gang. They gave me publicity sure, but they
made me out to be a character.
I'm as catty as the next cat!"
It struck me a little strange, that
after the sympathy and under
.-tanding everyone had given
Phineas, he stabbed them in the
oack. I was slowly getting fed
up and I had only been in his
presence a few minutes. French,
~lease don't graduate! Come back,
.ve need you!
"They were always leaving me
out of things," he cried. "I got
around that, though, because I
sneaked along up to Pete's Place
for the Collegian banquet the
other evening. As strong as I am
though, I couldn't help but break
down when I heard, I mean over
heard, those farewell speeches
made by Ostar, Hutch and French,
and that guy who was the editor
of Froth. What was his name,
now?"
Here for the first time I found
out that Glockenspiel had a
heart and some intelligence. ...
I can't remember the Froth ed
tor's name, either.
"Yes, those speeches were really
touching," and as he said this he
licked a tear from his chin and
began shining a newly acquired
key. "I got this for "Cativities," he
leered, changing his mood for a
moment. ... and I remembered
that a pun is the worst form of
!iterary humor.
"You know, Ostar wasn't a bad
THE DAMS COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
—Elliot Shapiro
guy, but those friends of his like
that ex-All-College President."
This time I came up for air
and looked out the window. How
long could this rat-eater go on,
protege or not? But as he started
voicing his own views on another
subject, I spotted French walking
by, slapping his thigh with the
Help Wanted section of the In
quirer and I yelled for him to
get Inc out of this.
"Wait," screamed Phineas, "I'm
not through yet."
As far as I was concerned he
was and I was.
"Hcy French, can I see those
want ads?"
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Successor to the Free Lance. est 18T,
Published Tuesday through Saturday
mornings during the College year by
the staff of the Daily Collegian of the
Pennsylvar.la State College Entered as
second class matter July 5, 1934, at the
State College, Pa.. Post Office under the
act of March 3. 1879 $2.50 a semester
$4.25 the schoGl year
Editor .
liusineHs Manager
Lew Stone
Vance C. Klepper
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Managing Editor George \rudest
Assistant _ . Ray Renter
News Editor Commie Keller
Assistant _ .. Myrna Tex
Copy Editor __- Dot Hunsberger
Assistant .. _ ___. . Ed Watson
GRIN AND BEAR IT
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' The Senator's very busy preparing for the crucial months
ahead—he thinks the only language the Russians will/understand
is Russian!"
Placement Service
Arrangements for interviews should
be made in 204 Old Main immediately.
Department of Property and
Supplies of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, May 10, eighth
semester men from EE, ME, C&F,
Architectural Eng, Sanitary Eng,
Architecture.
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, E.E.
Chem Eng.
Corning Glass Works. May 11,
students with B.S. or M.S. de
grees in ME. EE. Also 8.5.. M.S..
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 & 19, sixth and seventh
semester men for summer em
ployment. EE, ME, lE, CE.
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
CALENDAR
Friday, May 7
PENN State Bible Fellowship,
200 CH, 7 p.m.
College Hospital
Admitted Wednesday: Joseph
Egan, Norma Fuller.
Admitted Thursday: Clayton
Hill, Phillip Howe.
Discharged Thursday: Omar
Zehner.
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men in EE, ME, IE, Chem, Chem
Eng.
Standard Oil Company of In -1
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
IC&F, A&L students interested in
sales work, 228 Sparks 7 p.m.,
I 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 seniors, 405 Old Main, 7 p.m.
May 13. Curricula: Aero Eng.,
Architectural Eng, Civil Eng.,
EE, I.E, ME, Sanitary Eng, Min
ing Eng, Petroleum & Natural
I Gas Eng, Ag & Bio Chem., Ag
Eng, Chem Eng, Chem., Commer
cial Chem.
Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety, May 20, eighth semester
men in C&F, A&L for sales work.
Must be from Pittsburgh district.
Army Security Agency, May
13 and 14, eighth semester men
from EE, ME.
FOR STEAKS
Direct from Union Stock Yard, Chicago
VARIOUS PRICES
VARIOUS SIZES
Pete's Place
NITTANY MOUNTAIN HOTEL
Telephone Centre Hall 14
M. C. "PETE" COLDRON
CENTRE HALL, PA.
OPEN SUNDAYS NOON TILL 7:30 P.M.
Reservations Not Necessary
By Lichiy
Argument for Co-op
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TO THE EDITOR: As an in
terested observer I wish to offer
a comment in answer to Col.
Mills's letter to the editor dis
couraging the establishment of a
co-op. His argument is centered
around democracy and free com
petitive enterprise. In essence he
says that co-ops are against the
ideals of true democracy and
that steps made in the direction
of their support are steps to
wards state socialism.
This argument raises several
serious questions. What is a de
mocracy?. Are Alexander Hamil
ton's and Thomas Jefferson's in
terpretations of democracy the
same? Does democracy mean the
same thing to a State College
merchant as it does to an Ex-GI
going to college and trying to
maintain his existence on the
paltry sum he receives each
month when considered in the
light of the high living expenses
at State College? Does State Col
lege have free competition in
business? Can an enterprising
young man come to State College
and set himself up in business?
What Is Democracy?
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A democracy is a government
"of the people, by the people, for
the people" whose "just powers
are derived from the consent of
the governed." It is a government
that guarantees us "life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness." It
is not the kind of government
that will jeopardize our freedom
of speech or freedom from want
even if we are at present stu
dents, veterans, who, for the most
part, have fought in many cor
ners of the earth for these rights.
When a system of economics or
an organization tends to put it
-1 self above the people, subjecting
them to unwarranted abuses, it
is the duty of those people to
modify the system or organiza
tion in the interests of the vast
majority. Hence, the justification
of the post office, public schools,
government regulation of public
utilities, and the anti-trust laws.
I might add that in none of these
cases has our country been made
less democratic.
No Socialism Here
FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1048
Mailcall
I wish to assure Col. Mills that
he need not fear the possibility
of a trend towards a socialistic
state. Co-ops have been in exist
ence as long as the constitution
and as long as that constitution
exists so will the co-ops. I there
fore question the logic of Col.
Mills' argument and do hereby
suggest that the Board of Trus
tees encourage in every way pos
sible a co-op on a campus sur
rounded by a community in
which there is little evidence of
free competition.
—Name Withheld.