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Need for a Chest
Giving in America has become so extensive
that there are more fund-raising drives than
people know what to do with. Pin-pointed to
the Penn State situation, this still holds trUe
although perhaps to a lessor extent.
'With all the fund-raising drives at Penn
State, students are apt to be confused among,
many causes, about most of which they may
have little direct information.
Some of these causes seem to duplicate one
another, if for no other reason than they com
pete for the same amount of dollars the stu
dent has to give.
A WAY to SOLVE this enigma Would be to
assemble all the worthy causes and agencies
together in one big drive, oh the local Penh
State scale. This is the essence of a plan now
being by the local committee of the
National Student Association.
Referendum forms to determine student
opinion on a campus chest drive are now
being distributed through NSA.
With sanction by the student body arid ap
proval by All-College Cabinet, a campus, chest
Would solve many problems. Speaking frank
ly, the student giver Would not be “bothered”
except ohce a year; voluntary workers would
haVe to Work only once a year,. and all the
money coUld be collected at once—at less
cost for collection.
A SINGLE FUND each year at Penn State /
Would probably bring hi as much or more
money than the sum of all drives that could be
put on by its members, this been proved
in Cases of local community client drives for
local agencies, in Contrast to large national
health and Welfare drives—where the process
Works in reverse: the total amount of money
obtained on a national scale has been fa? less
than When agencies solicit separately oh a
national basis, according to statement by some -
national agencies.
A single effort on campus would work
out well because sonie of the prospective
members agencies now are not strong enough
in workers' and resources, or skilled enough
in fund-raising, to gain the best results by
themselves. *
Another advantage would result from a cam
pus chest: the total amount of money could
be portioned out farily among agencies ac
cording to their need as judged by proper
authorities, instead of being competed for, as
how.
This power to contort funds would in
time make it possible for campus chest auth
orities to oversee operations of' all agencies
and make sure they conducted themselves
efficiently.
One of ihe first steps toward a campus
chest is to set up a sort of screening com
mittee or , authority—perhaps All-College -
Cabinet itself—to review all proposed dam
pus . fund-raising campaigns and a) decide
Whether they are approved; b) if so, decide
how mUch they might seek in the College
community of students.
This would protect student givers, for they
could refuse to give to drives that Were not
approved. And organizations soliciting funds
Would not draw more from the student body
than the amount the committee decided was
their proper share.
IT BEHOOVES STUDENTS; and worthy
organizations which are dependent Wholly or
partially upon student aid, to dig seriously in
to the proposal of a Penn State campus chest.
Both would benefit. ,
®lfp Sailg Collegian
Successor to THE FREE LANCE, est. 1867
Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings in
clusive during the College year by the staff of The Dally
Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College.
Entered as second-eloss matter July 5, 1931. at the State
College, Pa., Post fffftea under the att of Mirth 3, 1679.
Business Manager
Marlin A. Weaver
Editor
Tom Morgan'
Managing Sd.. Wilbert Rath; Newa Ed., Jack Keen;
Sports Editor. Elliot Krane; Edit. Dir., Dottle Werlin
ich; Society Ed., Commie Keller; Feature Ed., Sylvia Oehner;
Asst, News Ed., Jack Senior; Asst. Sports Ed., Ed Watsons
Asst. Society Ed., Barbara Brown; Prontdtlon Co-Ngr..
Charlotte Seldman; Photo Ed., Ray Renfer; Senior board
George Tadasz, Albert Ryan, Myrna Tex, Robert Rose:
Staff Cartoonist: Henry M. Progar: Staff Photographer.
Sam Vaughan.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Night Editor Deanle Krebs
Assistant Night Editor Betty Altschuli
Copy Editor Janet Rosen
Assistants Joan Kuntz, Doris Golub, Lynn
Wilson, Pat Duncan, Audrey Lipsky, Jeannie
Maginnis.
Advertising Manager Norma Gieghorn
Assistants Judy Krakower, Winnie Wyant,
Laura Mermelstein, George Swadiow, Claude
Di Pasquaie» H.R. Mandep-
/HE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
“Where Are We Now?”
Things No One Needs
Know About Worms
This month’s issue of one Of those SOienee-fdi>thO‘StUbid
Magazines has On interesting—nay, a fascinating article on that
slimy but lovable little Wiggles?,,, the earthworm.
Naturally, the piece does not deal With the 12th generation
American earthworm Which Makes its home beneath the loeal,
soil, slithering through the muck ahd through the goo like the
class of ’52. This particular item has to do primarily with: The
Foreign Earthworm; culinary and medicinal purposes Of:
Did you khoW, for example, that, “In New Zealand, the Maoris
serve a delectable dish that looks like noodles and tastes like stew
ed clams”? Three guesses on the prime-ingredient. '
“In Africa, several kinds of worm ate eaten garden fresh
raw.” It is strongly advised that you breathe this fact in your
captive’s shell-like ear next tittle you take her to the Cornet
Room. The Money thus saved Over a period may very Well pur
chase that new tux.
“For centuries the 'Chinese have used fried Worms as med
icine—and wisely so, because the .... dish is rich ih Vitamin
D.” So When yollr stomach is upset, don’t add to the upset. Re
member this convenient and inexpensive home remedy and save
money on Pepto-BiSmol, Or, next time the Gaihden ferry makes
you a bit seasick, just concentrate on the nutrative value of this
balanced and vitamin-rich food.
The scientific gem quoted, does not confine itself, however,
to the gastric delight of the sloppy little Monster. It also comes
up with the statement that Australian worms Often reach the re
spectable- length Of eight feet from end to end. It even 'reVeals
hOw the layman, confronted by one, dan tell end from, end.
\ In case yoU don’t belieVe in eight-foot earthworms, the maga
zine provides photographic proof of their existence. It even shows
you one being pulled, yard by yard, from its hole. The expression
of the puller shows interested, scientific detachment. The expres
sion of the Worm is not clear.
Here the article fails dowp badly in not exploring the broad
commercial. possibilities of. the eight-foot ‘ earthworm. Think, for
example, what a shipload of such extremely Useful beaSts CoUld
do-to the great American clothesline industry. Or, Suitably treated,
Worms could be linked into excellent Makeshift gardetihbses.
Boy Scout troops coUld train worms to tie theftlselV§S into
various knots for the edification of tettderfeet (foots?). The Mueller
Spaghetti and Egg Noodle Cofp. might, Very well . . . To continue:
The worm is'ideally suited' for a pleasant and. profitable love
iife. Not only does he have five hearts, any four of Wfilch can
keep him going if the fifth is-'broken, but the wee beastie is also,
in Many cases, hermaphroditic. THiS means that should a .little boy
worm fail in his Search for a little girl Worm, he must look only as
far as his 14th segment to discover that part Of, him has been
a little girl worm all along.' The arrahgetnent appears to satisfy
both of him. , .
Complications arise, of course, when something happens to the
hormones and the worm finds itself homosexual in the 15th, or
he, Segment, and lesbian in the 14th, or she, department. This is
starting to sound like Froth, and that’s a pretty terrible thing
to say about any article.
WeH, it’s time to knock off for lunch. Let’s see what’s to
eat over at the College cafeteria. You know what I think?
Smart Salesman?
COULD THE UNUSUALLY large number of pinnings in the
November issue of Froth have been used as an argument in sell-,
ing Justice of the Peace John D. Hart the ad which appears on
page 32 of that issue?
Among other things which Justice of the Peace Hart claimed
he could “save you time” on Was marriage license applications.
Meow, Meow, Meow ....
JANET ROSEN, copy editor this issue, last night asked
Lynnette Wilson, assistant, if she were the One who was supposed
to pick ud late AP news at .WMAJ.
No, Lynnette replied.
Oh, yes! said Janet, that’s right. It was the girl with straighter
blonde-hair.
By jEton Sdhft
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1949
Safety Valve.,.
Never Imported
TO THE EDITOR; Prior to this weekend,
L h i a Y e been 'following thefeatures in the
“Safety Valve” with only fliifioi* interest, but
after the events of Saturday evening, I too feel
Well qualified to. include rty name among
those of your male readers whe flna the
majority of Penn State coeds unsatisfactory
dates fof the Civilized male,
It seems that not only has our well-known
ratio given these GIRLS a very superior at
titude when turning down many deserving
suitors, but also has given them the fight to
break, with surprisingly short notice, dates
made one ot two weeks in advance.
it has been my experience this past Weekend
to have a date for Saturday night broken at
6 o'clock that same evening. After receiving
this surprising, but not too discouraging news,
I called the gentlemen with whom i had in
tended to triple date, only to. find that their
dates had. also been broken that same after
noon by two more of our "ioveiy coeds.” As
a result, the three of us went out stag,, and
had What I am sure was a more enjoyable
night than if we had dated.
After Something like that. Who has the nerve
to tty to ban imports?
A Tri-Dorm resident who has
never yet imported, but who
intends to do so from now on.
• Name Withheld
Bon imports
TO THE EDITOR: We would like to go on
record as supporting the two coeds who first
introduced this restricted Weekend plan. We
too want imports banned and for just cause.
Dear Editor, draw up a liter of beer and pre
pare to shed a sad tear. • .
Early in the semester we met a couple of
Campus lOVelles, they, wete it for thfe' big
weekend, SO we really gave them the big,
rush—ittoVieS at the “Armpit”, cokes ifi tbe
Corner Room, Saturday night dances at the
Tub, in brief—the works, Then Came the'big
little soft-mood music please
•maestro, this-is almost too much— what hap
pens?—THEy IMPORTS ! What can we do?
It’S legal now. So on our first big weekend
of the semester We get a bottle of the hard
Stuff, retire to oUr cave, and heap _ curses,
upon CurSeS upon imports, hoping to Buddha
that some day such a situation will be pre-'
Vented,
Thanks Dear Editor for listening to OUr tate
of woe, but one last request,—please, PLEASE,
don’t Withhold our names (you see, confi
dentially, we like to see them in print).
—L. VanSiCfelO
—C., Whitlow
thanks, Red
TO THE EDITOR; Thanks, praise, and We
also bow three times to the East every morn
ing fbr Red Roth, He haS the knack Of putt
ing over a perfect summation of the three
and-a-half to one gripe.
—Three Reds from Pollock
• Names Withheld
That Season
TO THE EDITOR: Ladies and Gentlemen, my
friends, others: '.
Friday) November 4, 1&49 between i0!00 a.
m. and ii:00 a.m. at Recreation Hail locker
mom i got $22.00 lifted out of my wallet. Hap
. -oy thought! I was informed at the Patrol of
fice in Old Main that my story is the old, Old
3toty. . , '
- It seems that every year around Thanksgiving,
Christmas, and Easter,, thefts on the campus, in
-1 just happened to he a guy who had cashed a
cheek that morning and who was too naive to.
hide the money under the mattress.
The only hot eine I could give the police was
thaibdth dollar bills had pictures of Washington
on them, and that both ten dollar; bills had pic
tures of Hamilton on them. However if this clue
doesn’t lead to the immediate arrest of the van
dal,. I would iike to give a warning to the other
students on this, campus. Watch your stuff!
If anybody knows somebody whose rich uncle
just Sent. him $22.00, how about. letting ihe
knbW? (Maybe I'm., a rich uncle. I’ll have to
see my sister about this.)
—John L. Offnae
Gazette ....
Wednesday, November 0 .
FRENCH SONG Session, 100 CH, 6:30 p.m. j
LA VIE Candidates, La-Vie Office, 7:00 p.'raJ
PENN STATE Chess Chib,- 4 Sparks, 7100
p.m .
PENNS VALLEY Ski Club, 100 Hort, 7:30
p.m.
PHI SIGMA lOTA, Living Center—HE Bldg.,
7:30 p.m.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
The National Supply Co. Nov. 18 February
grads in accounting.
< COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Admitted Monday: Richard George, Charlep
Drazehovich, Nancy Cox and Mary Mackey,
Admitted Tuesday: Jane Frye Margaret Jane
Lerew, Ruth Ann Davies, and George Hallel.
Discharged Tuesday: Walter Welker.
AT THE MOVIES
NITTANY—The Girl Frpm Jones’ Beach.
STATE—Miss Grant Takes Richmond. ■
OAT&AWM—Tfakamo HfebMlK,