PAGE TWO Opportunity National Student Association, which will bold its first meeting of thd semester this eve ning, offers students who are willing to work and to show initiative an opportunity to take an active part in student affairs on campus. NSA IS AN official committee of All-College .Cabinet, but its membership is open to the gen-, eral student and the participation of the general student will be needed to make the body an ef fective force in campus activities. This year, more than in the two previous years, All-College Cabinet expects to make ex tensive use of NSA and its membership. By working through the body, students will be able to be of service not only to the school but also to their fellow students. IN ADDITION, they can learn more of stu dent problems—what they are and how they ■ are solved elsewhere —and also can take an ac tive part in helping to meet these problems. Those who are willing to put some time and effort into NSA, if enought take part, should gain valuable knowledge and experience to aid them in their college and later, life. Overdue Last December 11, the 59th Collier’s All- American football selection his local new stands, proclaiming that Penn State’s sterling terminal, Sam Tamburo, was selected to one of the end spots of the 1948 all-everything .team. TAMBURO WAS the eighth such Lion gridster to be elected to that select group. William “Mother” Sunn, Bob Higgins, Glenn Killinger, Charlie “Gang” Way, Joe Bedenk, Leon “Gates” Gajecki, Steve Shuey all preceeded him. As has been the custom in the past, these Blue and White immortals have been honor ed by having their picture displayed in Rec reation Hall. Yet today, nearly a year after Sam won national acclaim, there is no inkling that his portrait is to be exhibited with the other- all- Americans. ' JUST EXACTLY where the fault lies is an unknown factor. Last year Carl P. Schott, dean of the school of physical education claimed that the negative sent by Colliers to the Nittany institution was not suitable for reproduction and therefore it could not be used. Later, the Penn State Photo Shop made and developed a new print which was to be hung in Rec Hall, but when the picture was retruned to the place of hanging it was for id that the frame did not match •the others in the lobby of Rec Hall and had to be sent back. , At present it seems that the whloe affai is in a dormant stage, months have passed and little has been accomplished. It would only seem fitting and proper that by the time the alumns return to Rec Hall and Beaver Field for Alumni Day, less than two weeks hence, that Sam Tamburo, the Lions’ 1948 all-American, joins the other grid im mortals. Gazette Thursday, October 6 AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS Student- Faculty Picnic, Fairmont Park, West Fairmont and S. Sparks St., 5:15 p.m. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION. 207 CH, 6:45 p.m. . a . FROTH Meeting, all editorial, candidates. 11l CH, 7 p.m. , , SLAVONIC All-Male Chorus sponsored by A. R. 0., 3CH, 7 p.m. SWIMMING, FENCING, White Hall, 7 p.m. TAU BETA PI business meeting,. 107 M.E.. 7 PENN STATE BARBELL CLUB, Rec. Hall balcony, 7:30 p.m. COLLEGE HOSPITAL Admitted Tuesday: William Antal, Fred Fel baum, Betty Heimberger. AT THE MOVIES CATHAUM—Once More, My Darling. STATE —Impact NlTTANY—Whispering Smith COOK'S LUNCHEON SPECIAL TODAY Individual Chicken Pot Pie Salad Roll Coffee 65 c THE DAILY CO 1 r EOT AN STA i’E LOt^LfiG 15, PENNSYLVANIA L. D. Gladfelter STATE MEN HAD their own private “VJ Day”, to look for wKAyard to when it was announced thist-week, five years ago, that ! ‘ women’at the College were to outnumber men “next semester.” Savoring in his mind the practically unheard of situation, one male student wrote thus: "This happy thought did not occupy the tortured minds of Penn State men of several semesters past. They were forced to' contend with a vicious thing called the 'ratio*. This meant that there .was a large number of men for every available' woman, , and: any coed who wanted a date merely..,had to say 'Yes.' ■ “It is.not at all unlikely that next semester Will'see a marked hange in this policy. All we can say is “Praise the Lord, and pass ,he telephone book!” • He's racing over W between classes to order his PENN STATE CLASS RING Balfour Office in Athletic Store “And Be Sure Yon Don’t Hickenlooper Tine Job, Sec?” Gleaned From. Prints MISS VARSITY, the coed who reputedly knew more about football than the pig the leather grew on, was finally selected, ten years ago, after a hectic search by members Of the varsity football squad and the Penn State Collegian staff. Selection was made through a series of questions put to each aspiring Miss Varsity. An incorrect answer automatically disqualified the aspirant. One coed: said that a quarterback was the change you go when you paid for two cokes and a pack of cigarels with a half dollar, while another met her downfall by informing the com mittee that a quick-kick was one which you got when you weren't expecting it. 5 YEARS AGO "MOTHER'S IN the WAC,” the frosh explained, “and dad jets lonely.” Picked up by the Associated Press, the story traveled across, the nation. It was printed in the staid old New York Times, the Denver Post, Baltimore' News Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Wash ington Evening Star, and other papers. The Stars and Stripes irculated the. tickler throughout the European theater of opera-, ions for our service ,men there. Several coast-10-coast radio networks - flashed the incident icross the wires to. hundreds of thousands of homes. Robert 'St. John, news commentator for radio station KDKA, Pittsburgh,’ used the story in one of his broadcasts as comic relief ’to the grim news of war. The frosh was granted the excuse, incidently, . and-, Dean War nock promised to - excuse anyone from classes who' ‘could dream up an excuse “that will make people all over the world chuckle and forget the war for awhile.” .- ‘ COLLEGE'S numerical... representation in’ various’ . .-ranches of the armed service surged across the 10,000 marker bat early Oct. day in ‘44, Dr. M. E. John, of the ud* communities against prolonged. welcomes for ( waj£vteterans ; : "The biggest service we’can render veterans," ne, explain ed. "is to help them adjust themselves' to peacetime I ,living, as sist _ them in finding jobs, and furnish them with, peace and quiet. “Prolonged welcomes,” he added, “will not only make many veterans feel apart from the group, but also will disorganize liv ing in the entire community.” ■■' ’ ■ - . By AL RYAN 10 YEARS AGO Safety Valve... On The Rallies TO. THE EDITOR: We the undersigned stu dents feel certain that pep rallies stand in dire need of improvement. Good crowds that turn out for the first rally always dwindle to poor turnouts by mid-season for the following reasons: ■ • 1. Poor publicity 2. Insufficient notification of change in lo cation of rally. , 3. Complete lack of color arid zip, showing lackadaisical planning and management. 4. No effort to provide for typical rally, fea tures sucb as bonfires, parades (past parades failed to include the. entire student body for reasons other than lack of spirit) burning, bury irig, or otherwise disposing of opponents, etc. 5. Absence of team members and coaches, 6. ' Unnecessary frills such as comic emcees whose wit (?) is lost on the majority present. 7. Antiquated, anti-suffrage tradition in dis criminating against women cheerleaders in complete opposition to the will of the very great majority of the student body. A sincere effort to correct these shortcomings will result in a greatly improved school spirit and better support for all Penn State’s athletic teairis. Yours for a better Penn State spirit ' Kenneth S. Weidner John G. Fish • Rodney B. Hilbert Edward B. Senier Joseph F. Albert . Ed. Note—A few points, may be in order: Both the pre-Villanova and pre-Army pep ral lies received front-page mention twice in the Daily Collegian, on a previous day and on the day of the event. ' ; Outdoor campus events such as, ]iep rallies must be either canceled or "inside .at noon if it is raining at that hour' on the day of the event.. Thus the. pre-Army rally was moved from the Old Main steps to Bee Hall when it rained at noon last Thursday,.. Pep rallies are planned at least, two weeks in advance, by the cheerleadersand , other in terested students.'Richard Clair, 'head-cheer leader, has:so far welcomed many rally sug gestions and indicates that he seeks,more. , Coaches slated to speak, who.,, sometimes leave for Scouting "trips Thursday F ,or M Friday, and other speakers have not always been able to-be present. The College will not allow a bonfire on campus. The Blue Band, nucleus oft any rally parade, so far has not been .available for p&r&d6Si ■■ / ii • The Athletic Advisory Board:,decided two years, ago to discontinue women cheerleaders, a World War II measure at Penn,State. Lost Class Ring . > TO THE EDlTOR:—During the weekend of September 4 and 5, I found a class ring at Milton: Lake, Ohio. It is for the class of 1950, a gold-ring with the letter P and the word Penn' underneath, ■ mounted on an onyx plate. - ' ’ I will gladly send it .to anyone;:: able to identify the initials on the,, inside. I hope you can help me find the owner., • I am: , . . Mrs. Henry' G." Alday 10808 Governor Ave. . 1 : Cleveland, 11, Ohio. • Ed. Nole—We suspect it belongs to a Penn'student. ■ Stjl? laflg CaUejjtan Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings In clusive during the . College year by the staff of the Pennsylvania State College. Represented for national advertising, by National Ad vertising Service, Madison Ave., New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, ■* _ Entered as second-class /matter July S, 1934. at the State College, Pa., Poet Office under the a'et of March 3, 1879. Editor: Toni Morgan ~ Managing Ed., Wilbert Roth; Newa Ed., Jack Reen; Sports Editor. • Elliot Krone; Edit.. Dir., Dottle Werlln* ich: Society Ed., Commie Keller; Feature Ed., Pauly Moss: Asst. Mews Ed..,Jack Senior; Asst.: Sports Ed., Ed Watson; Asst. Society Ed., Barbara Brown; Promotion Co-Mgr., Charlotte Seldman; Photo Ed., Roy Benfer; Senior Board, Sylvia Ochner, Robert Rose, Myrna Tex; Staff Cartoonist; Henry M. Progor; Staff Photographer, Sam Vaughan. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor ;. •••••••• A 1 Ryan Assistant Night Editor Ellen Sperber Copy Editor h ... Bill Dickson Assistants —Norman. Eisenstat, Norma Philip, ■ Lynnette "Wilson 1 ; • " "■ '. _ Advertising Staff—Drew Mahla, Owen Landon, Jackie Myers, Dale Johnson. WOODRING'S THIS WEEK'S , FLOWER SPECIAL ( LONG STEM ROSES. . 99c doz. ORCHID CORSAGES 50c ea. JAMES E. WOLFE '39 Mgr. ,117 E.: Beaver • Phone2o4s. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 6, 1949 Successor to THE FREE LANCE, est. 1887 Business Manager Marlin A. Weaver FLORAL GARDENS
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