PAGE TWO Responsibility A state law In Quaker-influenced Pennsyl vania makes 'it a crime for a tavern to sell in toxicating liquor to a person under 21 years of age. But age is often hard to guess. The State Superior Court acknowledged this in a case in 1947 when it observed: "WE FULLY realize that no matter how dili gently the Liquor Control Act is enforced, it will not make the sale of liquor to minors im possible because it is often difficult for licensee or his employee, or the employees in the State liquor stares, to determine the age of the per son who may be served or sold intoxicating liquor." That there are weaknesses in the state law was pointed out convincingly in Lancaster last month when a 19-year-old employee of a newspaper there easily bought liquor in all of Lancaster's 81 licensed bars and three state liquor stores. In his travels, the minor was not challenged .once about his age. The same weaknesses surely exist in State College, although to ,a lesser extent since most town tavern owners have been conscientious about requiring many College students and others to fill out a card assuming some of the responsibility. BUT THIS student responsibility was more or less, microscopic until the Borough Council decided that both the seller and the buyer—at least in State College—should be, held legally accountable. THUS WE HAVE the borough ordinance which now slaps a $25-$lOO fine on a person under 21 who enters a State College taproom unaccompanied by a parent or guardian after 7 p.m. (The ordinance allows the minor to eat, not drink, in a local tavern up until 7 p.m. Now it's not only a crime for a State Col lege tovernkeeper to serve a beer to a student under 21, but it's also a crime for the student to go in and ask' for the beer in the first place, or even have his buddy order it. The moral of this , is that the thousands of Penn State students who are not yet 21 should be aware of the possible fine if they are caught. Goih • • • • ! GOSH, THREE weeks to do or die in econ! . . The fanfare and excitement of getting back to "the old grind . . . hiya boys . . . caught right away in the football swirl . . . Beat Buck nell!, oh no, it's Villanova this year . . . gee, there's Claudia the coed . . . registration . . . lookit, this is gettin' shorter every year . . . but I gotta drop-add . . . what a line in the Armory . new buildings all over the place ... gettin' to look like a young city instead of a campus . . . hello Claudia . . . . . . Who's your advisor? . . . Corner Room capers ... What an end run! ... yea team ... these seats aren't the greatest ... Don't wake. me for my 8 o'clock ... the prof's out of town ... Snap course, this econ ... Joe said it was. anyway . . . JD's great at the Ball . . . Do coeds make good dates? . . . a bluebook al ready! . . . gosh, "If at a certain instant a' freely falling body is moving 30 feet ... " . . . Let's see, Lion or State . . . Skip, yeah, I know him, he's a bop hound . . . session to night at Delta Sig . . . Yep, what we need here is a Student Union Building . . . Beat Pitt! . . . no need to read the econ assignment tonight . . . let's go to the Tavern . . . do I wear my combat boots to the Mil Ball? . . ... This guy Keller blew the house top off last night d'ya hear about it? ... 5051 ... Meet you at 2:10 tomorrow, Claudia ... think I'll write a letter to Collegian ... let's see, one hour for econ tonight . .. he was a friend till he trumped my ace . . . Schedules are tricky to make out and trickier to maintain . . . Meteorology 300 closed already! . . . let's go to the TUB ... all these acres and I can't find a parking space ... GOSH, THREE weeks to do or die in econ! EXCELLENT • OPPORTUNITY Your training, interest in psychology, sociology, education.. nursing, fine arts, or social sciences may qualify you for Ca- • reer as psychiatric aide. Well-known New England private institute is considering additional young men, women for ap- • pointment as junior staff aides. No previous medical or nursing training required. Intensive on-job training through seminars, lectures, classes, supervised practice, and clinical experience. Salary, maintenance, many benefits. Write: • Personnel Director, 200 Retreat Aye., Hartford, Conn. TEE DAILY COLLMTAN, STATE COMMIE, PENNSYLVANIA GIGS h, GAGS 13,1 CHET ADAMS "Oh he's not a boxer. He's in training for the Blue Band." Touring With A. One of the most fascinating experiences of college life, one of those things that really makes it worth leaving home for, is the long distance telephone call. And when the charges on thlt call are to be reversed, then yOu really have a party worth writing home about. In fact, that's about the only way home will ever hear from you, because you darn well won't get it by phone. SO HELP ME Leonides, this is exactly what happened to me on a recent near miss call to Philadelphia. Finally getting to the tele phone, a good evening's entertainment in itself, I lifted the gadget like the pictures show, and waited. Eventually, a voice, somewhat cleft of palate, cooed from one end, "Dormitory." "1 wish," I intoned, clearly and distinctly, "to olace a collect call to HAdes 4-1300, Philadelphia. My name is Ron Bonn, B-O-N-N Bonn, this is 5051-25." "Thayunk you," gurgled the young lady, and the war was on. • The first stop was Information. To this day, neithep , Informa tion nor I can quite figure out why. However, Dormitory—odd name for a girl, but then all these operators . . . Dormitory pushed the plug and turned me, laughin' and scratchin', over to Information. Information suggested I try College, and pfomised to plug me there into. The line went dead. WELL, I TWITCHED that doo-dad a few times, and suddenly was back with my old flame, Dormitory.. "College, please," I re marked hopefully, and doggoned if I didn't get College on the fifth try. "Collect call to Philadelphia," I described, "HAdes 4-1300. Name is Ron Bonn, B-O-N-N, 5051-25." "What on earth did you call me for," she snapped. "That has to go through Dormitory." The line went dead. Pretty soon I got Dorm-1 was using her nickname by now— and repeated dolefully, "Collect to Philadelphia. liAdes 4-1300. Ron Bonn, B-0-N-N, 5051-25. "Thayunk you," quoth the lady, fiddling with various noisy instruments. All of •a sudden, a calm, professional voice announced, "Harrisburg." The line went dead. • • • I HELD THE corpse for a bit, and all of a sudden, I heard a voice like choirs of angels murmur, "Bellefonte." I wept. I told her my tale. She soothed my fevered brow vocally, murmured, "Why you 'poor boy," and started spinning things. Immediately, yet an other voice entered the act, stating its point of origin as the Garden of Eden. Or so it seems, though actually all it said was, "Philadel phia operator." Which goes to show the miracles of modern com munication, when a device like the telephone can make Philthy seem a paradise. Bellefonte transmitted my message, and I sat back to wait for the welcome ringing of the honie telly. The line went dead. Sadly, I made my way from the booth. The stars did not mean this call to be. Just then, the thing brayed out behind me. I lifted it, identified myself, and - heard College ask indignantly, "Didn't you place a call to Philadelphia? I have it for you. Why on• earth did you hang up?" I fell to the floor, mouthing amidst showers of foam, "B -O-N-N 12345678910 Harrisburg pleeyuz will you marry me Dormitory no I can't marry you I love Bellefonte 5051 hahahahaha." The line went dead. Pennsylvania Graham Bell 24- HOUR SERVICE on all KODAK WORK "PACOLARGER" JUMBO PRINTS AT NO EXTRA COST GIBS PHOTO FINISHING 212 E. College Ave. State College. Pa. Safety Valve... TO THE EDITOR: Penn State has at last a basketball team. We have a team which would be happily received in toto 99 4 4 / 1 00 per cent, and I don't mean pure, of the major colleges flooring bas ketball teams. The team is composed largely of veterans who were grounded in the fundamentals of basketball during the inimitable Lawther era when more often than not they were referred to as certain quantities of the presursors of in creased soil fertility, all of which brought about a degree of maturity inconsistent with their ages and is now producing such fine results under the able coaching of Gross and Egli. With such a team to support, let's not over look our responsibility and privilege of help ing them polish their record with Colgate to night after the matmen pin Virginia. Whitey McKown Gazette . . . . Further information concerning interviews and job plooneo manta can be obtained in 112 Old Main. Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp. at Oak Ridge, Term., Jan. 12, 13. February and June advanced-degree candidates in Physics, Chem, ChemE, ME, EE, Metallurgy, Mathematics, Ag- BioChem. The Hill-Rom Co., Jan. 12. February grads in Civil Eng., Arch Eng., lE, ME, Sanitary Eng., for sales program. National Lead Company, Jan, 20. February and June grads at PhD. MS:, and B.S. (levels in Chem, ChemE, and Metallurgy interested in research in field of titanium chemistry. High scholastic standing is essential. The General Electric Atomic Energy Plant at Hanford, Wash., Jan. 18, 19. February and June grads in Chem and ChemE for develop ment work. Applicants must have 1.8 or better average. • The Sylvania Electric Products Co., Jan. 12. February grads in EE, ME, lE, and Ceramics for production with electric manufacturing. The Bureau of Reclamation, Jan. 12, 13. Sophoirnore, junior, and senior Civil Engineers interested in summer or permanent work. There will be a group meeting for all interested stu dents at 7 p.m. Jan. 12. COLLEGE HOSPITAL Admitted Thursday: Lewis • McKinsty, Har vey Wingard. Admitted • Friday: Max Williams, George Deer. Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings • In. elusive during the College year by 'the sta2f of The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second-class master July 5, 1934. at the State College, Pa.. Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879. Editor Business Manager Torn Morgan Marlin A. Weaver Managing Ed., Wilbert Roth; News Ed., Jack Reen; Sports Editor. Elliot Krone; Edit. Dir.. Dottie Werlin. ich; Society Ed., Commie Keller; Feature Ed.. Sylvia Oehner; Asst. News Ed, Jack Senior; Asst. Sports Ed.. Ed Watson*. Asst. Society Ed., Barbara 'Brown; Promotion Co-Mgr., Charlotte Seidman; Photo Ed.. Ray Banter; Senior Board, George Veda's, Albert Ryan, Myrna Tex, Robert Rose; George Vadasz, Albert Ryan, Myrna Tex; Staff Cartoon. ist: Henry M. Progar. • Night Editor L. D. Gladfelter Assistant Night Editor : ~ ...... Ellen Sperber Copy Editor Janet Rosen Assistants Virginia Opoczenski, Stan Gins ber, Lillian Cassover, and Kit Thompson Advertising Manager Herb Blough Assistants Ed Singel, Martha, Ross, Dale Johnson, Al Adelman, and , Alf Chipper. —Bon Bonn SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1950 On Their Way E=MZEM FLYING CLUB, 105 M.E., 7 p.m. PHILOTES, WSGA Room, White Hall, 7 p.m. COLLEGE PLACEMENT AT THE MOVIES Saturday CATHAUM—lnspector General, NITTANY—Sundown In Santa Fe. STATE—Lady Takes A Sailor. Monday CATHAUM- r -Insppctor General. .NlTTANY—Monsieur Vincent. STATE—Lady Takes A Sailor. Zhit Elatig Collegian Succeseor . to TUE FREE LANCE. oat. 2887 STAFF THIS ISSUE
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