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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
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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. ■
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