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Hang Together
While they are “dying for dear ol’ State”
on the bench or in the game, football players
generally pay little attention to actual words
uttered by students as they cheer. The play
ers’ preoccupation with the game does not
allow them to pay attention to specific mass
thoughts of the crowd—such as “NI . . .Double
T . . . AN . . . Y,” but they say they are ex
tremely conscious of the volume, the clamor
of the cheering.
To the player, the noise is the thing. In
crease the noise and you increase, in the
player's mind, student support for his ef
forts in the game.
That’s why it’s a tradition at many schools
to have at least a good representation of the
student body sitting closest to the team bench
at home games. When a player comes off the
field, it’s common sense to have the students,
his most vociferous backers, there—behind the
bench—to cheer him.
PLACE THE STUDENTS as near as possible
to the team and you increase the clamor and
team support to the highest possible point.
This was evident this year, for example, in
the seating of the Cadets at Michie Stadium
and Michigan State students at Macklin Sta
dium.
In the present Beaver Field seating arrange
ment at Penn Stale, students are located
mainly on the opposite side of the field
from the team. Few arrangements could be
worse if school spirit is to be maintained at
its highest pilch.
It behooves those who decide on next year’s
Beaver Field seating chart to heed this point:
Don’t separate the students from their team;
They should hang together, like bees or
Scotchmen.
Ring Design
Promoted by student advocates of a change
in ring design, All-College Cabinet, student
government organ on campus, has created
a committee to study—among other things—
possibility of changing the design of the Penn
State class ring.
Some maintain that the' ring does not
represent Penn State, that it contains a seal
that is not that of the College but is a cross
between the seal of the stale'and the seal
of the Coliege. They also point out that the
word "The" is omitted from the official name
of the College on the ring.
These arguments appear to hold water, on
the surface. Further thought, however, tends
to question whether they are not for the most
part sieve-like.
SUBSTITUTING THE correct College seal
(which appears at the top of page one of the
Daily Collegian) for the seal now on the ring
actually would mean litte more than replac
ing two palm fronds with a double circle en
closing the name of the College and the date
of founding. From an esthetic point of view,
the circles would not enhance the beauty of
the sides of the ring, as the two palms now
do.
And if Ihe seal on the present ring is
now a "cross between that of the state and
that of the College," perhaps it should re
main as such, since Penn State is the slate
university of the commonwealth of Penn
sylvania and is associated in countless ways
with the slate as a whole.
Including the word “The” in the official
name of the College is the lone point that
bears much considex-ation in the design of the
Penn State ring.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Science, turning; its attentions from the atom bomb for, just
a few moments, fixed its intensive gaze on sex. Having looked
once, it got interested.
Now the boys with retorts and beakers have trained their
microscopes on love and subjected it to the same searching analysis
they earlier gave E—mc2.
THE RESULTS, while probably not as earthshaking as the end
results of atomic research, are undoubtedly of more interest to the
average student. Some of the facts released by the university pro
fessors who did the hormone-studding lead to the conclusion that
love, besides being a wonderful thing, is an intricate phenomenon '
about which we have much to learn.
“Live to learn,” says the motto above the door to 121 Sparks.
So it looks as if you want to learn about romance you’ll have
to sample same.
Here are a few fads the observers discovered, however,
and which readers may either lake at face value dr put to the
test in practical work.
According to Dr. Earnest A. Hooton, Harvard anthropologist,
you can tell about a man’s qualities as a future husband by mere
ly looking at his shape. This should cause a real furor about
campus with coeds whistling at manly chests instead of vice versa.
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THE TALL, STRING-BEAN type will porve self-conscious,
introspective, secretive, and oversensitive. Although Dr. Hooton
doesn’t say so, after all that he probably won’t have much time
to devote to being a husband.
The "sfylishly-stoui” male, on the other hand, is a good
mixer, relaxed, tolerant, and affectionate. The third type, the
bone-and muscle man of the Rhys Ed school, is callous, loud,
and aggressive, especially when intoxicated. With a moulh
sised piece of tape and a pledge of temperance, the average
coed' could probably make this he-man into some sort of toler
able spouse.
A second deduction, based on studies carried" out at the
University of Wisconsin, should prove no eye-opener to men at
Penn State. The Badger scientists are adamant in declaring that
Women’s moral standards are higher than men’s. No indication
is given as to how the Wisconsin researchers obtained the facts
they based this decision on. ‘Nuff said.
JUST AS A WOMAN can tell what sort of a husband a man
will make by his body build, so can a man determine what sort
of wife a girl will make by studying her hair coloring.
With qualifications, authorities found that blondes tended
to be less stable in their affections, more aggressive, changeable,
and quick-acting than brunettes. No mention whatsoever is
made of red-heads. Could it be that strawberry-blondes are
either doomed to an old-maid’s existence or a life of immorality?
That’s what the findings seem to indicate.
Lastly, and this too should cause no raised eyebrows in the
shadow of Mt. Nittany, observers found that of the two sexes
(are there more?), man is by far the more trusting. Which proves
once again the weaker sex can pull the wool over her beau’s
eyes and the poor sucker will be gullible enough to believe she's
going to use it to knit him a pair of argyles.
That’s just about all there is to this business of love. With
a few facts like these you know exactly how to go out and pick
the perfect mate, and after picking either him or her, how to treat
your catch. •
Did I hear someone say, “who’s he kidding?”
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1949
Safety Valve...
Mouldy Men
TO THE EDITOR: In reply to the “boys
of McAllister” who Were confused about me
Nittany Lion song.
The girls in McAllister have found a solu
tion. Why not compromise on that chorus and
sing “Mom of Moldy Men”? Just trying to
he helpful! —The Girls of McAllister
Bonus Booster
TO THE EDITOR: I am not enrolled at
Penn State. The fact is, lam not-a graduate
of any school, but rather, one of the hired help.
In this event, you shall probably think I am
predjuiced on the subject which I am about
to bring forth, but actually I try to be impar
tial.
And the subject? Naturally, “The Soldiers
Bonus.” The recent discussion in your paper
by Herb Stein was one of the things that
prompted it. But in this case, I am not in
terested in discussing his mainpoints—ln my
case it is in relationship to the “G. I. Bill”, an
unstressed subject.
In my work, we come in contact with some
part-time students, whom, incidentally are
darned nice fellows. But they tell me there
is a faction of the students who are against
the bonus.. Of course there are quite a few
cases of this—but—l find they are all per
sons have taken advantage in some way of
the “G. I. Bill.” And most of it has been to
word education.
Now, I’m not against this at all, but I my
self do not haye a college inclination and
therefore have not taken advantage of the
“Bill”. So my argument: is that I- have not re
ceived quite as much from, the government
and therefore, the bonus would be some com
pensation, for what very little we did.
Most of the “G. I.’s” in college, are like
myself.—They can put the money in dammed
good use and not waste it foolishly. So, this
letter is addressed only to that small group
of plutocrats who consider themselves to good
to accept this “unecessary gift."
Bob Forsburg
Letter Cut Ordnance Research Lad*.
Aid Appreciated
TO THE EDITOR: Recently it was necessary
for me to secure a book reference from the
College library in order to complete an im
portant assignment. - . i .
After extensive research in both the Card
Catalogues, I was still unable to locate , the
reference.
I then called on one of the circulatiefti
librarians for assistance. Although busy at fjTe
moment herself she took the time and trouble
to locate the’ much needed reference for me.
Her patience and helpfulness was much ap
preciated and I think that both she and ’all
the other librarians should be commended, for
the splendid job they are doing.
—A Graduate Student
Tracking . * II
Down
With The Staff
Four freshman women had their first dates
ljast week with four BMOC’s whom they won
on the State party raffle. Winner in the draw
ing were Ray Williams, Joanne McNally, Bar
bara Baker and Ann £>tuck, The four lucky
prizes were “State politicos Robert Keller, Joel
Bachman, Richard Wertz and Joel Fleming. ,
The leisurely game of chess was turned in
to a speed, marathon last week when the
Chess Club held its annual rapid-transit
tournament. Twelve entrants played a total of
121 games in three hours. The winner of the
match was the club champion Durwood Hatch.
One Way to solve the. baby-sitting problem:
Two sophomores widely searching for a room
finally found one on Atherton street in a
house occupied by a graduate student. The
only stipulation—baby-sitting for the grad stu
dent’s three offspring.
* * *
An entire Geology 20, class was almost' de
stroyed the other day by a Bellefonte Central
handcar. Seems the schedule called for the
group to admire an outcrop along the railroad
tracks. The, spot is on a curve and a handcar
running without lights, flag, whistle or sched
ule came booming down the track at 10 miles
per hour scattering the scientists in all direc
tions. Only damage reported was to nerves.
Overheard in the diner . . .' A group of stu
dents at the College were kidding one of their
buddies about his adeptness at obtaining ad
mission to football garnes gratis. To which the
buddy made the quick retort that his next
move would be to get Joe Bedenk to switch
the mascot from a lion to a kangaroo so he
could sneak in in the pouch.'
On the Mall: Perhaps there is still hope for
the recovery of the old Penn State, ‘‘hello"
spirit. A toddler of about two was observer
running up and down the Mall greeting each
person she meet with ,a smile and "hello.”
It’s a cinch she. didn’t learn ithat from her.
elders at State.::