PAGE TWO Facing a Task The college freshman today faces a diffi cult but worthy, arid perhaps very necessary task. He must attempt to correct the trend of college students toward security and set his sights on the more wholesome goal of inita tive and individual freedom. FOR THE PAST three years (or since the influx of veterans) security has been the supreme goal of college students. The vets felt they had lost two, three or four years of their lives in the service and were too old to gamble. They wanted to get through school quickly, receive their degrees and find themselves a safe solid job. They could not do what they wanted to in line of work, but did what they had to. Many had no choice. Some had wives and families; most, obligations that needed tending. The average freshman today suffers from few if any of these pressures. He can afford to strive more toward freedom and the pro tection of initiative, relegating security to a secondary position. The opportunity is yet open to him- to make the choice, but it may not be open long. Security and solidity wor ship with its concurrent margin of safety, leads to stagnation—stagnation to disease . . . Consider the young artist who does his draw ing in public places. He is ogled and regard ed as some sort of an oddity—a bit queer. Simultaneously, a man who spends eight hours a day sandpapering two-inch bearings and is known only as number 28 on thp assembly line is considered quite normal IN A COUNTRY like the U. S., that was built and has thrived upon individual enter prise and endeavor, stagnation can be very dangerous. —From the Duquesne U. Duke Safety Valve... Satisfied TO THE EDITOR: Here are two coeds who are completely satisfied with the football games. We know that the success of the team depends greatly on the spirit shown by the spectators and this spirit is really kept alive by the cheerleaders and the band.- We would like these morale builders to know that we appreciate all their efforts. They certainly in spire us with their clever maneuvers. Let’s have a long yeah cheerleaders and a hurrah band! Voting Duty TO THE EDITOR: We, the undersigned campus society, deeming it our duty and privi lege to vote in the coming election, wish to go on record in favor of the half-holiday to those of voting age on November 8. If this is contrary to the schedule as set up by the Calendar Committee, then we con sider it an absolute necessity for the proper administrative authorities to inform. those of voting age, publically and well in advance, as to the provisions which will be in effect on this all-important day in their behalf. The Industrial Education Society • Ed. Note—At its last meeting, All-Col lege Cabinet moved to recommend such a step to the College Senate, via the student representatives on the Senate Calendar Com mittee. According to Ted Allen, All-College president, the request will be made this week. Women “Through the portals of Alumni Hall will pass the most sought-after males on eampus,” the Indiana Daily Student comments on a girl take-boy dance. “Dragging them will be the most determined women.” Women are women everywhere it' seems. ANNOUNCING- FREE LOVE ! ! _ _ ____ _ _ . _ ___ __ _ _ When' you see the way your watch REMEMBER 2 DAY LAUNDRY SERVICE Lowest Prhesf Highly Efficient! Up .± A^cJ!S?TSL-r _ _ _, m m m mm m m Let laundry experts tackle your washing and ironing prob- ■ " ■Af I _ n VAf _ ■ _ . lem. 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He commented on it thus: "Proposing laws seems lo be our national pastime, so I think I will offer my pure song bill. The first of the bill will authorize the proper authorities, at their discretion, lo send back to the States they say they want to go back to, the young men who are now singing the 'locality" songs. ' “Recently I attended a vaudeville performance in New-York, and was entertained by a young man who was singing a song in which he expressed a fervid desire to be back in North Carolina in the morning. Now North Carolina was the last place in the world that young man would care to be tomorrow morning.” NOTE: THE YOUNG performer’s voice smacked of the Bronx. Continuing his argument for the bill, Sousa revealed that the young man who glorified the Southern “mammy” in song is the son of a Philadelphia rabbi, “who on a fortune made from ‘mammy’ songs, plans upon his retirement to live hot in the regions he has made famous but at Great Neck, L. I ” AND ON THE edit page of the Penn State Collegian, 25 years ago, appeared this item: "Penn State means' to have a banner Alumni Homecoming this year. It is up to the undergraduate lo make this possible." The fourth event of its kind in the College’s history, Home coming was planned as a stag affair with no social activities not in keeping with the general theme. The “stag” rule did not apply to women graduates of the. College, as it “is the right and privilege of the' women' students to entertain their guests.” EXPRESSING THE good wishes of Penn State students at State College for ‘ their new classmates at ■ Mont Alto, F. Bruce Baldwin, president of the senior class 20 years ago. sent the following telegram lo the embryo foresters there: "Fellow students of Penn State, at the opening of four school, we send to you our heartiest well-wishes. We trust that you will make much of your opportunities, grasping the real Penn State spirit. Tbe.entire student body is behind’you to a man." COMPLETING ITS usefulness as construction headquarters of Main Engineering Building, the little wooden shack which held a prominent position on front campus for months, 20 years ago, was transformed, into a hunting lodge. Purchased by a faculty member, the shack was moved from its conspicious front campus site to a quiet woody spot. By AL RYAN 25 YEARS AGO [ERTy o. p u WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 12, 19*9 Tracking , ,v_ .. . Down “t Tales mfcz With The Staff Banning for the position of Burgess of State College are two past faculty members: William S. Hoffman, former Registrar, and JuliUs E. Kaulfuss, former prof of highway engineering. The two candidates, will speak at the Faculty Luncheon Club meeting at the Hotel College on Monday. * * ■ Hungry Atherton coeds, are still finding ways' to evade the “non-fraternization with waiters” rule. The ingenious freshmen have found that serving as hostess at the dinner table is a wonderful excuse to slip in a few surrepti tious comments. And it is a happy tray bearer who. finds a note left on her table. Public Information enrollment sheets re cently disproved the old adage that “figures don’t lie.” The usually staid Collegian office was thrown into ah uproar when one of these sheets from PI had 599 men enrolled in the School of ''Home Economics and only 11 wo men. A checks brought out the discrepancy, but it was interesting while it lasted. . , Boston College had one secret weapon which it neglected to use at Saturday’s game. It was paint-smeared jalopy which lead a long calva cade of Boston’s rooters across Connecticut, through, New York, and on to State College. Word has reached the Collegian that the host of Boston College students who found temporary living quarters here called State hospitality “the greatest.” Typical of the re ception accorded the visiting Eagles was that put forth by Phi Kappa fraternity, where .20 B. C. boys bunked and ate for three days. Added thought . . . Yesterday’s item, about, the Phi Kappa incident in “Tracking Down Tales” was not meant to deprecate a h os P"* able 'gesture by that house. The two parties in the “glass accident” parted good friends; with nary an angry word. Gazette Wednesday, Qciober 12 JUNIOR GREETERS, Cafeteria, Home Ee.‘ Bldg. 7:30 p.m. COLLEGIAN sophomore editorial board, BCH, 7:30 p.m.. HILLEL CHOIR, Hillel Foundation, 7:00 p.m. COLLEGE HOSPITAL : Admitted Monday: ,Nancy Cray, Francis Rogel. Admitted Tuesday: Jean' Oliver, Dorothy Noll, Joan -Hartley, Philip Yedinsky.' Discharged Tuesday: Albert Pettit, Yvonne Fish. ’ AT THE MOVIES CATHAUM—Massacre River. NITTANY—I Walk Alone., STATK—Christopher Columbus. Slifp Imlij Collegian Successor to THE FREE LANCE, est 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings to elusive during the College year by the staff of the Pennsylvania State College. Represented for national advertising by \ National Ad vertising Service, Madison Are., New York,' Chicago, Lea Angeles, San Francisco. Entered as second-class matter July 6, 1184. at the State College, Pa., Post Office under the act of March 3, *873. Editor wSSaste, i Business Manager Tom Morgan Marlin A. Weaver STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor Kermit Fink Assistant Night Editor Hal Katz Copy Editor Art Benning Assistants Jean Berg, Stan Ginsberg, Sue Neuhauser, Lil Cassover. Advertising Manager Karl Borish Assistants Norman Gieghcrn, Laura Merrhel stein, Judy Krakower, H. R. Mathers, Win nie Wyant. - •
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