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Signs of Progress
First signs of progress toward the accomplish
ment of an election procedure which we think
' will strengthen the school student councils, were
recently seen with the announcement that the
i Schools of Education and Engineering will con
duct council elections at the same time.
In principle, student councils should be the
keystone of student government. Since their com
position assures representation of students of
every curriculum, their influence can be of the
grass -roots variety.
Unfortunately, past experience has shown a
disappointing lack of interest in, and knowledge
about, the functions and worth of student
councils.
A contributory factor, we feel, has been the
divided, and hence limited publicity about the
council elections. This weakness has resulted in
poor voting percentages, and failure to elect the
most competent members, probably b e cause their
interest has not been aroused.
In an editorial, in Cabinet meetings and in pri
vate conversations, we have urged the councils to
stage joint elections.
Mainly through the efforts of Milton Stone,
president of the Engineering Student Council,
two, and possibly four schools will elect council
• members next week. It is to be hoped that the
others will strive to follow suit in future years.
Meanwhile, we recommend that Education and
Engineering sophomores and juniors interested in
working to better the academic conditions of
, themselves and their fellow students, nominate
themselves for positions on their council. The
deadline is tomorrow.
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Move over, Doug—l've uncovered something far more impor
tant than a Soviet spy ring. Yes, men, I've found out why you can't
get a date here at Penn State.
DON'T TAKE THIS HOGWASH about a 4.53-1 ratio being the
reason. If there were ten women to every man on the campus of this
isolated institution of higher learning you still couldn't wangle a
Saturday night tete-a-tete with anything whose puss wouldn't make
Mitchum swear off.
Let's not kid ourselves, fellows—most of us just haven't got
what it takes. Don't take my word for it. Take the word of a man
who's studied the situation.
He's Willard Waller, noted psychologist and sociologist, who
wrote an article back in 1937 entitled "The Dating and Rating
Complex."
THE COLLEGE WHERE HE made his study is not disclosed
but just get a load of this description.
"X College, a large state-supported school, is located in a small
town at a considerable distance from larger urban areas. The school
is the only industry of the community."
I'd be willing to bet my last bottle of air-wick that conditions
at "X College" are precisely the same as they are right here. And
here are the conditions.
TO BE RATED A Class A date prospect a male student must
Soph Hop Special
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Your Lion
By Red Roth
White Orchid
Collegian Gazette
Wednesday, February 16
IFC, 405 Old Main, 7:15 p.m.
PENNS Valley Ski Club, 3 WH, 7:30 p.m.
SPANISH Club, Simmons Lounge, 7:30 p.m.
COLLEGIAN Business Candidates, 2 Carnegie,
o:3o_p.m
COLLEGIAN Business Staff Senior Board, Col
legian Office, Carnegie, 7:30 p.m.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Admitted Monday: Jean Bower, Royal Bell,
Beryl Toole, John Grombine, Eileen Kutzer.
Admitted Tuesday: James Waters.
Discharged Tuesday: Carl Hill, Aubrey Helf
man, Harry Pidluski.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
Arrangements for interviews elhould be made In 204 Old Main
at once.
Bethlehem Steel Co., March 14 and 15, eighth
semester in ME, EE, lE, CE, ChE, MEng, Met, Cer.
Report to 204 Old Main to fill out preliminary ap
plication form.
SKF Industries, Inc., February 23, to interview
grads in ME, lE, CE, Chem Eng. Chem.
Humble Oil & Refinuing Co., February 22, June
grads with Ph.D., M.S., or B.S. degrees from Chem
Eng, Chem.
RCA, February 21 and 22, eighth semester stu
dents with degrees in ME. Physics, and EE.
Babcock & Wilcox Co., February 23, eighth se
mester students with degrees in ME, lE, Chem
Eng, Physics, CE, Metallurgy, Fuel Tech.
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation, February
25, June grads with degrees in Chem. Eng., and
Chem.
Regional Girl Scout Office representative; in
terview girls interested in scouting as a career.
She will be at the Girl Scout office at Beaver and
Allen streets. Interviews may be scheduled by
calling State College 6622 or Miss Clark at the
Nittany Lion Inn Monday or Tuesday.
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Rec
lamation, February 25, sophomores, juniors, sen
iors, in CE, ME, EE, AE. Group meeting for all
interested students in 110 EE at 7 p.m. Febru
ary 24.
Pennsylvania Railroad, preliminary application
blanks for eighth semester in CE and EE. Appli
cants must not be more than 23 years of age. Must
pass a physical examination which includes a
vision test of 20/20 for each eye wihtout glasses.
AT THE MOVIES
CATHAUM—My Own True Love
STATE—The Kissing Bandit.
NITTANY—The Velvet Touch.
"belong to one of the better fraternities, be prominent in activities,
have a copious supply of spending money, be well dressed, 'smooth'
in manners and appearance, have a 'good line,' dance well, and have
access to an automobile."
See how easy it is. You don't have to own an automobile—just
have access to it.
Of course you can always descend to be a Class B, C, D, etc.,
male and take out corresponding females in those classes. Again
the author doesn't specify what separates these classes, but we can
assume that if your old man can't afford to send you up a C note
every week, you've dropped out of Class A automatically.
There it is, you virile creatures. That's why you can't make out.
If you just have good looks, stop kidding yourself. You're doomed
to womanless weekends. Even money alone isn't enough. You've got
to possess ALL of the traits mentioned—that is if you don't want
your date of the evening to suddenly pause to bay at the moon
occasionally.
IF YOU'VE GOT PLENTY of folding money, 15 or 20 suits, can
tell a woman you love her 69 different ways, know how to do all
the latest rhumba steps, and own a nifty 32-cylinder roadster, you
can call one of the more attractive coeds on campus and ask her
out some weekend.
For the remaining 99.99 per cent of us there's not much hope.
We can spend our Friday and Saturday nights playing parcheesi,
telling dirty jokes, or seeing movies stag.
If that doesn't satisfy your libido, there's only one possible solu
tion. I understand "you can get it at Metzgers."
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Chi Omega
Chi Omega held initiation cer
emonies for the following girls
last Friday night: Alvina Bartos,
Eileen Bonnert, Mary Campbell,
Elizabeth Cooper, Barbara Cruci
ger, Claire Finnerty, Jane Frye,
Carolyn Henshaw, Dolores Horne,
Jessica Lightner. Ellamae Seitz
and Joan Warner.
A banquet was given in 'honor
of the new initiates at the Allen
crest Tea Room Monday night.
Science Leaders
Suggest Plan
For Research
Four research leaders from the
College science faculty last night
said a continuing program of
fundamental research must be
carried on in order to provide the
material necessary to build the
science structure if another na
tional emergency arises.
They were Dean George L.
Haller of the School of Chemis
try and Physics; Dr. Thomas B.
Oakwood, associate professor of
organic chemistry; Dr. R. Adams
Dutcher, professor of agricultural
biochemistry and chairman of the
Council on Research; and Dr. Eric
A. Walker, director of the Naval
Ordnance Laboratory. They ap
peared on a panel before the
College chapter of the American
Association of University Pro
fessors, with Dr. Clarence R.
Carpenter, professor of psychol
ogy, directing the discussion.
Referring to the practices of
different nations in recruiting
scientists during the last war,
Dean Haller said that too often
American scientists were drafted
and placed in service which did
not fully utikze their abilities.
Phi Kappa Tau
Recently pledged to Phi Kappa
Tau were David Abrahamson,
John Benglian, William Dickson,
Edward Diddlebock, Thomas Du
lick, Edward Ferdinand, Harry
Kondourafin, George Ruby. John
Schmidt and Allen We,se,
QUICK PRESSING FOR
SOPH HOP
We will remain epee Pride, night
until 10:00 p•m. to Nino row
suit for Soph Hop.
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