Edit oi
Welcome
, ; Twenty-five years have elapsed. The College
has mushroomed three-fold. Other changes ex- ,
ist, but. does the following editorial—written by
the Penn State Collegian editor of a quarter
century ago—not apply in part to today?
SEPTEMBER 22. 1924
„ One thousand freshmen have been admitte...
to Penn State as the Class of 1928. To these new
men and women Penn State extends the hand
of .fellowship. Fortunate are these young people
:o r be admitted to an institution which must
(early turn away, for lack of :accommodations : .
‘iiindreds of prospective students knocking at
it's portals.
Fortunate, indeed, are they to be admitted al
this heyday in Penn State's development. A
word of friendly advice to these seniors of to
morrow will not be amiss.
"There is everything here in this peaceful Nit
iany Valley that will enlarge the life of any
man. But first of all Penn State is a place for
prork; it is no child's playground. It will be well
for the members of the freshman class to keep
this Constantly in mind. The Class of 1928 ex
pots much of Penn State; it will receive more
provided it can be diligent and persevering.
:These new students will not find it hard to
adapt themselves to Penn State, for a feeling of
friendliness that has long been charae.teristi'd
of the Nittany institution is• always prevalent.
Tilis good fellowship is exemplified in that won
derful spirit which has helped "make” Penn
State men and women.
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WHEN A MEMBER of this newly enrolled
cl;ass is matriculated he becomes an integral
part of the greaest institution of its kind in
this Commonwealth. He takes upon himself the
po'rformance of a triple duty: to his parents, hi
ccillege, and his fellowmen.
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'The freshman comes here with a definite put
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Ilse in mind: that of securing an education. At
the same time he pledges himself to uphold
Penn State ideals and traditions, and he cannot
bieak his pledge. He must harbor within him
Ml:false impression of college life, and he must
strive to learn as speedily as possible what Penn
Stale is and for what it stands.
Welcome then, the Class of 1928, and may it
aida . in making the next four years outstanding
Oitts in Penn State history.
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Down
With the Staff
liVe hear that telephone conversation between
Ike,..Giibert, graduate manager of athletics at
th4''College, and a West Point bigwig went
something like this about ten days ago:
West Pointer (optimistically)—Hello, is this
Ike Gilbert?
lice—Yes. What's on your mind.
West Pointer (hopefully)—You know, sales
are ,pretty good here for the BIG game.
Ike—Yes. Pretty fair here too
West Pointer (confidently)—Yes, our tickets
here are going like hot cakes . . . I was won
dering ...
Ike—Yes, what's on your mind?
West Pointer (urgently)—ln fact, I'll tell you,
Ike, our tickets are all gone. The game's a sell
out here. HOW MANY THOUSAND OF YOUR
10,000 TICKETS ARE YOUR RETURNING?
Ike—(calmly)—Why, I've sold them all.
West Pointer (flabbergasted) . ... gulp ! t
. . . (silence).
This is a real paying position: Shirley Gauger
president of Women's Student Government As
sociation, was chagrined when, after she
showed a freshman and her family the layout
of Atherton Hall, the eager-to-please father
affered her a 50-cent tip.
The Rev, Lutheran Harshbarger, general
secretary of the Penn State Christian Associa
tion, while warning would-be counselors last
night about problems new men would bring,
cited a conversation he had with C. 0. Williams.
College examiner.
Topic of the encounter was ever-increasing
government agencies, or something of the sort.
It seems there's a new one, GAIC.
Sophomore men note: "God, Am I Confused."
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
"What Do You Think About These For '52?"
The Gripes
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It may be purely coincidental, but, the .regulations concerning
veshman women iisned' by the Womeri'p Judeial high commend
awn awfully militaristic to me
If I had a shred of proof, I'd charge• Miss Constance 'Craushore,
boss of the Judie, of being in cahoots with the WAC..At leto shert
doing her darndest to 'acclimate the youngsters to 'Army If• you ,
thinks it's a jolo, just read some of. the regulations the Eros) have tQ
live up to. ' • •
FIRST AND , FORR4O§T; of coarse,' there's thiiiidiculous
edy of no talk or association with men. Now what sane; logical rea-'
son could there be for such a sad state of affairs unless. Connie want-'
ed her little charges to get used to living with women,dependi c hgon
women, and being bossed by, women. 4
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And wnere else but in a Voman's Army does
. such• a condition
of life prevail. Already thq evidence iseciamning.
• Rule number two states. "During the first three weeks' freshman
women must be in their dormitories 9:15 on, week- nights and
,by
9:30 on weekends." See, she's trying to institute bed:Obecks. Som:3 4 .
, one with a less coherent or penetrating mind might not see thOsolsub'-
versive little tricki..but she can't fool me. • • • • "
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Still another of the barracks edicts forbids any member , of' the
upperclasses from granting ihimunities to freshmen...:_ -
It's as plain as the legend of the obelisk what the old gal has up
her sleeve in , these innocent words. She'S getting the,"greeriies7,4Sea,
to centralization of command AUthbrit9 . ,:from 'the tiiii:dovin,'discip.::
line from the bottom up,,is shroudedbehiricl•that one - little rule.
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BUT WHEN we get. doWri to readitig:theltesbmari 'women's cus
toms the simile stands out like a bucket of•beer at a iNCTU conven,-.
tio. Every 'word printed stresses uniformitY,, uniformity,
.uniformity;,l
All the new Penn Staters must wear ' , green bocii,t, All theinew
Penn Staters must have three-by-five (note, not a sixteenth of an
inch clearance is allowed) regulation name cards. All new Penn
Staters must print their names in letters ONE inch. high. All new
Penn Staters must keep off the grass." ,
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But wait, here's the topperl,"When an older person'or an upper
classman comes into the room, all freshman girls must rise," says
Freshman Women's Cuitom number six. Does it bring back Mem:,
ories, GI? Shades of West Point!
Of course no Army directive ever came out without a, statement
at confused everybody, and even here Judicial hits the mark.
I QUOTE FROM Freshman Regulation number t*o. "Following
iie three-week no-dating period, freshman women may have three
ates per weekend."
Unless I'm old-fashioned and things changed during the summer
months, the weekend consists of only three days, Friday. Saturday
and Sunday. How could they possibly have more than three dales per
weekend even with the male surplus we have around. Old Main?
Unless, of course, they devoted their time to more than one man
per night. It's both confoozin' and amoosin i , to borow froni Al Capp
It might be just coincidence, but
Well anyway, frosh, welcome, and Seig Ilea!
An observation: Never' in, the history of the College, have so many
students returned so early before they had to, i.e., College,
required
upper-class registration. If you're no football Tan, you'll nape trouble
figuring why.
By RED ROTH.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER .21, 1949
Letter
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* c Dear Editor: .
-, After a man travels across -a space equal' in
••size to three Americas and , sees little else. but,
waves and fish he comes to ,the conclusion that
'someone made a very bad slip-when he called
at all the Earth. But since we would prdbablf
rob the Mississippi River of its beautiful Indianf
name if we named the world the. Great Water,
the best policy perhaps , is to leave geographi,cal
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terminology just where it is.
Of the few precious dots on this water World
where man does live, •the more ,one sees•:the
more he is convinced they are all 'linked at'
though they were on •one continerd, linked lir
human need and by a desire for help and leader
skip. • •
,IRegretable as it maY'seem to many, Amitma
is,the sun for most:of our planet, the major Ot'-:`
caption, being the . iron-curtained. area- about;
Rbssie . To Arnariaa most of . the w0r . 41,. has
turned with admiration and with a plea
.fOr,,
RHODESIA SEEKS' the latest equipment' for
As a mines. Little; sleepy Madeira Woriderf if its'
. t•auis of poverty; will be,•Allevytted by•Amerita
lowering dutieS upon 'its major t; expor wine.r,
Johanneiburg; the'metiopolis for gold 'and slia,7„„ ,
monds, • hopes .Atnetica" will 41Creaie pre
of gold to restore pOstieritY. • ' •" : ••
Studenti in' poorly equipped schools of Mada- ;
. goCit dream, of attending'the great Uniyersiti4i
ofiAmatica,,but',worider r =4hOld 'they 'get' the
opportunity through'otir fOreigUidMiatlonlufid
they can ;compete ,witli yoUtig men of # f -' . ;
,periof training. ' • •
..-.:Even In The. England of ,socialism, where' the
.struggle to• return to, : pre-war prosperity • • has
keen; the ,hardeit; there, is,,frotik, , open admission
that the: present -governmet :could , lsot
continued In r power **hoot ,American: financial
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are• told lhat:onlf restrietions 'upon, ,
erni=
gration IV; AMerfean and Britain alike keep tens •
, of thoii6anda of that uneaarialand from seeking"
the greater opportimitieS: they believe Ameri ca
alone can . ,give..te:lhim who'linew' the proud
England 0$ 25 Yearstrgo - theee donfessiont seirri 7
incredible.
fridereeliklehcei of faith ..) and grat itude, to
the'bOuritrY that gave him life. He will come, to
thatunderitanthat it is not alone the dollar btit
' better***o life = enriched by the sciences-and
the - that 'thee s.peeple -Are seeking, not
— aliorik' . e. leader but a kind :of statesman tailor.
With' a -Workable international or them'
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Whether we,like hal set. us •
'in a high place and lies ,p9sbe4•',ll(rrown of laut.
61 in our direction.4.llFognitiOn of the•sweaty
responsibility '-iniOlied,,n‘ulFes it aPPelir 'um*"
like a cown, of -thiatles au :J o casta a heavy sna
dow. of doubt ; across our. minds.% Will' we aFapPl'
that , czown?•, - • ,
'l:lnnurribered„ pairS of • a nxious eyes are upOn .
stir 'stide,esS' Wad' CettitinlY , our failure&
,Whether these efforte'be in 'engineering, farm- .
• ingr•scierice; edncition or'' journalism,
they are' ' ; carefolly recorded by a watching
' world: '
The social signifteence of the work that 10,000. :
perm. State students complete thts year surely .
can ,110'.. realized to 414 . e.• fattest 'only in :terms' of
,
,the,dire. need of-;th ese people , ftvho 'live beyond'
. our hOrizon;.and id,the ultintate - poiver to!heljpr'
them. Their one life will be brightened , ' pr
darkened by the amount of light that is ours te
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give..
• Ed, Note: Prof. Beeler; head of the di . =
garment :of t , journalism at the College* is
noW on I:research trip to Erighnd; South
`Africa; New, Zealand and Auistrlia..
At i ihe Movies
C4TI;TAUM-;-'Teday, "The Big 'Cat!' Thurts
dak, "The,Great ,Getsby."
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STATE-- Today and Thursday, "The
_Mutt.
veers'
:- . IIITTANY—Today, "Golden Eariings."
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