The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, September 21, 1949, Image 2
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. * O * 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. • 'The freshman comes here with a definite put .: 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. trackin 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." EMI= ::, ', . THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA "What Do You Think About These For '52?" The Gripes .61•:.R.0,4 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 , - 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. • • • • " , • . , . 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. , . • • 1 ‘ ;; ‘ ; i;:' S j 7 . • . 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." , , . 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. Efli WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER .21, 1949 Letter , . * 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 • , 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 ~. , • • 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' •' • ' 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 . _ 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." , . STATE-- Today and Thursday, "The _Mutt. veers' :- . IIITTANY—Today, "Golden Eariings." • • • Batty entle• gtatt to MINE VREE LAtiCr, 118'7 Published' • Tuesday through safaiday moinlegis "in ch:ROJO- during the College year by the staff of the Penneylvinle State C,ollego. Represented for, national .eudiertisiner yertistnr• Service s Idedison Ave.; N. Ye*, Chleare, Lea eeles, San Francleeo. Editor :, : Tom Morgan STAFF.. Mid ISO M, ~ . . • . General Nowis T Mown. Alta 11164047 '*"* . /1414 " . Dottie Werlinich, Al • HMI. Jo Reid. Jack Senior, Bill Detwiler, John Aehbrook, Ray Banter, 818 Dickson, Jack Beddinaton, By Barash. Sports: Habit Krone, Bob Kotzbarkor , . .11!!! , A oobbt f t_ Georg . .. Vadaor. t. • E* 1414 7: • COtnnifte , KiUes, itarboia Brows. ,• • Advertiding I MarliA A. lirsovvr. .tio Wsllity - liatiV •• Cape Town South Africa CIMENED —Franklin Banner. Busigniss:Manago? ;7 111 0". , .. .s Marlin A.,:Wealrbr.