The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, November 30, 1949, Image 2
PAGE TWO Nittany Museum In March 1941 the College librarian was designated as archivist to “collect, catalog and protect records pertaining to the history of the College,” and a large room on the fourth floor o< the Library—known as the Penn State Room —was set aside for housing this material. THE PENN STATE ROOM was a godsend to those who wanted to see facts of Penn State history and tradition retained in one permanent place. Not only that, but the Penn State Room, under direction of Mrs. Abbie H. Cromer, curator, has been and still is a treasury of information about the College. Mrs. Cromer daily answers questions about “What the class gift was in 1927?”, “What were the circum stances in founding of the College?”, “Who followed Evan Pugh as president of the Col lege?” But the College is fast outgrowing the Penn Slate Room. There is little space left for expansion in collecting Nittany lore and trivia. One thing needed on campus—in addition to a student union building, field house, other modern dormitories and several other things befitting a university of this size and character —is a Penn State Museum. THIS MUSEUM WOULD not supplant the Penn State Rdom but would be a worthy sup plement to it, as a place for tangible facets of Nittany history and lore. Keep the records lh the Penn State Room, but house concrete, tangible evidence of College history and tradi tion in a prominently—located museum. One of these concrete Penn Slaiisms would certainly be a stuffed mountain lion—of the type which supposedly once roamed the Nit tany vale. Another would be the desk of Evan Pugh, president of the College from 1859 to 1864; this desk is now in the Penn Slate Room. And another would be the bones of Coaly, the mule that helped build old Main; Coaly’s bones are now in a hayloft of the veterinary hospital on Ag Hill. The possibilities for mu seum items are endless, because Penn State is rich in historical color. POSSESSING a rich color is no good if you don't show it. ® Safety Valve... New Dorm Occupancy TO THE EDITOR: In a recent meeting of the Pollock Council, someone announced that the new men’s dormitories will be assigned to en tering freshmen in 1950, with no space re served in them for upperclassmen. We think this policy—if it is so—violates every tradition of seniority we’ve heard of. We think upperclassmen should live in the new dorms. • Name Withheld Ed. Note: We are in formed by an administration spokesman that the policy which will govern the new dorms is still being worked out, and will be an nounced soon. We have been assured that consideration is being given the problem of housing upperclass men students, "in the best possible manner consistent with the en tire problem of housing all men students." iatly Collegian Successor to THE FREE LANCE, est* 1687 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings In* elusive during the College year the staff of The Dally Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College, Entered aa second-class matter July S, 1934. at the State College, Pa., Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879. Editor Business Manager Tom Morgan Marlin A. Weaver STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor Janet Rosen Copy Editor John Ashbrook Assistants Dave Colton, Lillian Cassover, John Pakkanerii Hal Kates. Advertising Manager Judy Krakower Assistants Winnie Wyant, Norma Gleghorn, Laura Mermelstein, George Swadlow, H. R. Mandes, Claude Di Pasquale. DON'T BE NUTTY BE NATTY!! Send your laundry to us see how crisp and new looking it is when we return it. Take advant age of our prompt and reliable two day service nowtM Walker's Dry Cleaning Below Nittany Co-Op on Beaver Ave. Open 8-&60 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA “OtOt, W-eMey we MUMlwfl Gleaned From. Prints 20 YEARS AGO \ With a net surplus of $45,905.66, football was the only paying sport during the 1928-29 season, the annually-published report of the Athletic Association revealed, 20 years ago. Boxing, though showing a deficit of $1,700, tabulated a greater gain than ih'-the previous year. TRACK WAS THE heaviest loser with a deficit of $lO,OOO while rifle was lowest with $3OO. Baseball, basketball and wrest ling, in the order named, were the next heaviest losers. The report indicated that the yearly income from all sources was $193,887.62; while the current expenditures were $162,721.19. On comparison with the previous year this record indicated a gain of more than $50,000. A loss of $8,248.52 was incurred during the 1927-28 season. ANOTHER OF THE College’s landmarks will be erased from campus by the hand of progress when the decision of the Bellefonte Central railroad to remove its station from the position it has oc cupied for 38 years goes into effect, it was announced 20 years ago. The station was located on the north side of College Avenue, where the engineering units now stand. IN THE DAYS before motor buses (after a fashion) won over passenger traffic from the railroad, students used this railroad to connect with Bellefonte 'trains and many were the pranks they played on Conductor Parker and his train crew. Each year the train was sure to be the center of a class fight. Stripped of its past glory and relegated' to serve as a freight depot, the old station had lost none of its appeal for returning alumni. They will always remember it as the terminus for Parker’s • Boat,” the pet name of the student body for the B. C. R ,R. train. Gazette .... Wednesday, November 30 NEWMAN Club, Discussion Group, Catholic Church base ment, 7 p.m. PENN STATE CHESS Club, 4 Sparks, 7 p.m. KAPPA PHI, .Methodist Church, 7 p.m. NAACP, Executive Committee, 7:15 p.m. ARCHERY Club, 304 Sparks, 7 p.m. .. . BOTANY Club, 208 Buckhout Lab, 7:30 p.m. . „ COIO.EGIAN SENIOR AD BOARD, Business Manager’s of fice, 7:30 p.m. a INTERNATIONAL RELA TIONS Club, 112 Osmond, 7 p.m. WRA BADMINTON Club, White Hall, gym, 8:30 p.m. WRA BOWLING Club, White H WRA DANCE Club, White Hall, 7 WRA DANCE CONCERT Group, White Hall, 8 p.m. WRA INTRAMURAL Board, Need A New Entitling For This One** By AL RYAN White Hall, 6:30 p.m. WRA OUTING Club, White Hall, 7 p-m. WRA SWIMMING Club, White Hall, 7:30 p.m. , COLLEGE PLACEMENT Further information may be obtained in 204 Old Main. Arrangements for inter views should be made Immediately. Procter and Gamble Dish Co., Dec. 1 February grads in arts and letters, C&F, Phys Ed for sales work. General Electric, Dec. 5 and 6. February grads in EE, ME, lE, Physics for test engineering pro gram. Armstrong Cork Co., Dec. 8. February, grads in Chem, CheiriE for research work; arts and let ters, C&F, Econ ages 20 to 26, for sales work. DuPont Co., Dec. 12 and 13. February grads in Chem, ChemE, ME, MineE. NITTANY—Cannon City STATE —Easy Living CATHUM—Red Light 24- HOUR SERVICE on aH KODAK WORK "PACOLARGER" JUMBO PRINTS AT NO EXTRA COST 618$ PHOTO FIHISHIM6 212 E. College Ave. State College. Pa. AT THE MOVIES the HARVEST BALL Doc. 3. Seml-FormaL ReeHaN, 9-11. The Statesmen $1.75 Couple. "Everybody's Going to the Harvest Hunt" WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1949 Safety Valve... Forgotten People TO THE EDITOR: On campus we have a for gotten group, a group that comprises almost one-tenth of the student population, the grad uate students. The housing facilities provided or being pro vided for the undergraduates are superb, but none are being provided for graduate students. There are no graduate student activities only undergraduate activities. The undergraduate activities, suitable and satisfactory for them, seem childish to grad uate students many of whom have had several years of professional experience before return ing to campuses. Surely someone on campus has the capability and. repomsibility to aid this ever increasing minority, the graduate students. Where Do We Sign? TO THE EDITOR: This letter is in reply to the printed plea of “The Third Party,” those lonely secretaries of the College’s Administra tion, which appeared in the Safety Value of Tuesday, November 15, 1949. We are two in- mates of this institution, who are sincerely fed up with the “Coalport Cleopatras, the Pitts ' burgh Portias and the High-School Harriets” of Penn State, who have let college rah-rah and the Ratio go to their pointed heads. We are not Wallace-ites or radicals, but we are progressive enough to want to meet .with this “Third Party”. Where do we go to sign up???? Ed Hartnell. Marly Bahn E. Hole: If and. when the secretaries lei us disclose iheir location, we'll do it. Curious Also TO THE EDITOR: We’re curious men who are curious about “curious secretaries”. Our co-eds undoubtedly appear very captivating— however—not to a group of fellows who are somewhat older. You see, we are a hard-work ing crew of boys trying to better ourselves in this world, not a group of "sharp college Joes”. Let’s get together??? A Few Solid Boys from Dorm 8 • Name Withheld Time To Change TO THE EDITOR: Instead of the import let ters which have been appearing in the Col legian I am submitting my poem for your ap proval to make a change. A Quarter's Worth Quarter for a hair cut, Quarter for a shave, Quarter for to fall in love, To be my little turtle dove. ■ ** * ■ Quarter for the wedding ring,,. Quarter for the parson, Quarter for my loving wife, To make me happy all my life. * • * Quarter for to build a home, Quarter for the furnishings, Quarter for a cradle, To rock our little zaddle. —Mary Denlworlh ; Can't Replace TO THE EDITOR: In the November 16 issue of the Collegian there appeared in the Saftey Valve column a letter suggesting Co-Ed Week as a better solution to the dating problem than a date bureau. I do not think there would be much objection to a co-ed week, but that plan cannot replace a date bureau. The date bureau is designed to facilitate a, meeting of persons that have never heard of each other, while a co-ed must know who she is asking. Consider the schools of Engineering or Home Ecohomics as a nexample of the necessity of a date bureau. In these two schools there is af forded very little opportunity to become acquainted. TO THE EDITOR: In answer to the letter in the Safety Valve which was printed Wednes day, Nov. 16, 1949, we think the entire busi ness at girls squabbling about dates is extreme ly juvenile. We think that people in college should act as grown ups. People their age should be able to acquire dates on their own and not require the ser vices of agencies. • Names Withheld For your date' NOW, so you'll be ready to Join In the big HARVEST HUNT at —Mary Schuster —Bob Mohg Grow Up Better Start GUNNING