PAGE TWO The Straw That.. According to those "in the know," a certain one straw when added to the load, will break a camel's back, and apparently last Saturday night that one straw was dumped. Recreation Hall, the showplace of an' athletic doubleheader between the Lions and Virginia's wrestlers and Colgate's basketball team, was filled to the brim as early as 6:45 p.m. THE EVENING'S agenda was slated to start at 7. Yet, students appearing at the scene at that time were very unpolitely turned away by the local campus gestapo. It seems, since every undergraduate stu dent at the College pays a $9 athletic fee, that this "locking of the door policy" is not being appreciated by many of the students— and rightly so. In fact the turning away was done in such an efficient manner that when two of State's basketball players tried to get into the door they were refused admittance. A manager finally identified the boys and they were ad mitted. MOMENTS LATER one of the Virginia wrestlers injured his arm, Assistant Trainer Ray Ulinsky rushed to the infirmary to secure a cast. Upon his return to Rec Hall he also was refused admission to the building. Last year College officials foresaw the im mediate need to enlarge the football seating plant; never was the need to enlarge the • indoor facilities greater than NOW. If plans for the proposed field house are not approyed soon, the top brass will be making all unforgivable blunder, No Smoking Penn State athletes could be a , very mean lot, if they were like that. They could tell that large number of inconsiderate fans that were at the wrestling-basketball doubleheader Satur day night just what they (the athletes) thought of them. WHY? For the simple reason that smoking in Recreation Hall is not appreciated too much by the Nittany representatives on the floor, mat, or in the ring. "The Penn State Athletic Association re quests that there be no smoking in Rec Hall . . . " How many times has that been announced in the Lions' indoor sports arena? If the truth be known—too many times. Yet. fans at The winter sports' shows still insist on lighting up that cigaret at any time. Rec Hall is undersize for the number of stu dents on campus. Its official capacity hits the neighborhood of 5,000, and there de 10,000 en rolled at the College this semester. Cramped quarters are a necessity and that means smok ing in Rec Hall is also a fire hazard. Fifty-five hundred people crowded into a gym that size should be glad they're able to witness the events alone—not add to the com motion by billowing clouds of pmoke onto the playing floor. Why not show your appreciation to the men of Blue and White striving to win on the hard wood before you? Wait until the game or matches are over; then light up that fag out side. Zip Elatig Collegian tiuccessor to THE FREE LANCE, est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings elusive during the College year by the ettai of The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second-class matter July 6, 1834. at the State College. Pa., Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879. Editor 'fießg"" Business Manager Tom Morgan Marlin A. Weaver STAFF THIS ISSUE , Night Editor Norman Goode Assistant Night Editor ' Virginia Sinclair Copy Editor ......... . Art Benning Assistants Ernest Moore, Joyce Moyer, Jo Hutchon, Peg King • Advertising Manager Pete Vrabel Assistants Barbara Sprenkle, Ruthe Phillips, Kathleen Robb, Jim Cochrane, Ray Beis wanger TOPS ' BE WISE! At the PARADISE CAFE • You Will Find WED., JAN. 11, 1950 Satisfaction ON Get Your End of Semester EDNA FAYE When You Buy' EVERY Supplies NOW At Piano and Solovox CAMPUS s '' S with PENNSHIRE CLOTHES • COLLEGE OUTLINE SERIES Bobby Boy College • TERM PAPER COVERS as Vocalist Orchestra SUITS Jewelry • BLUE BOOKS Every Friday and Saturday Starting Jan. 13 'TOPCOATS , TROUSERS Now Also—Get Your Next Semesters Textbooks hy The Birmingham Five PENNSHIRE CLOTHES L. G. BALFOUR Co. KEELERS with dancing music 9:00 to 12:00 Philipsburg, Pa. Excellent Service, Good Foods or Branch Office - Athletic Store Next To Cathaum Theatre , Shrimp No Minors Allowed "CLOTHESMOBILE" —George Vadasz —Ed Watson THE DAILY COLLEMAN, STATI COLLErIb. PENNSYLVANIA LITTLE MAN 0 n. e - cl t. OS! "Now you're sure you fully understand She curve grading system?" Experts Foresee A=B omb A ttack Whenever a paper runs short on news and readers at the same time, there is only one recourse left to it. Run a story, preferably with Some factual basis, that will scare the wits out of the readership and maybe get you mentioned in the Associated Press. AN EXCELLENT illustration of this respected journalistic practice occurred last week when an English newspaper of some what doubtful ancestry consulted a usually reliable source and came up with the announcement that evil doings were doing across the Urals. The Russians were about to detonate atomic bomb No. 2. And sure enough, last Saturday the Russians detonated atomic•bomb No. 2 according to the same usually reliable sourse in the same English lewspaper of doubtful ancestry. It becomes encouragingly obvious to the trained observer that only two places in the land less' likely to become the object of a playfully-tossed holocaust than the State College area are Death Valley and the extreme peak of Mount Shasta. Let us suppose, as an illustration, that one May Day sabbath, a famous Certain Eastern Power, tanked up on the national beverage. decided to toss some celebratory atomic fireworks into the wild heart of Pennsylvania. Let us even ,assume that the unlucky wea pon found its way to The Holiest Place in the World, State College, Pa., crashing with an ear-piercing shriek into the geographical cen ter of the Cathaum Theatre. What,hideous carnage would transpire? WELL, THE BLAST would send the pants off a good ten thous and termites. If the big boom came up even to the respected Ameri can general's conservative expectations, it might well toss a couple of hundred paint cans from the hardware store clear across to the local Lion. ' This worthy beast would doubtless cast a disgusted glance over a color-splashed shoulder and remark: "Huh! Wonder who we're playing this weekend?" But what of the people, the poor slaughtered hordes in the theatre, in the stores, thronging the streets in gay abandon, pur suing their carefree pleasures on this lovely May Sunday. BUT THE SUPREME irony is yet to bp. The Kremlin's walls would blush an even deeper red could they but know the touching service they would be rendering to any chance victims of the bomb. After all, who wouldn't rather be dead than spend Stinday in State College. No, we may joyously report complete concurrence with the • respected American general. It is clear that the Russian Bear is about as likely to start pitching atoms with the Nittany Lion as the American Eagle is to enter a long, bitter campaign with the Liber ian Ocelot. Rest easy, then, oh stately Nittany beast. Our long-time ally, the sovereign state of West Virginia, is far more likely to dent your sleek granite coat in the near future than is the Red Menace from afar, CAMPUS by Ribler Safety Valve . . ... -: Here —by Ron Bonn T7FqPAY , 4441-14TtY 10, 40qp Pioneer TO THE EDITOR: It is extremely unfortUn ate that your staff has so falsely represented my comments on the need for an undergradu ate literary magazine. You received my letter on October 29, weeks before your 'first editorial on the washed-out CRITQUE and before you carried your enthusiasm to All-College Cabi net (December 3). Where you failed in your job as a beacon of tne student community was in representing me as a simple-headed sheep, who, having read his COLLEGIAN, suddenly jumped to life and decided to write to the big-gun paper about' it. The letter fitted well into your plan for influencing student minds. We resent this insult to pioneering intelli gence. In fairness to a thinking student body, you should demonstrate your respect for the real merits for a piece of work. The important thing in your university activity should not be winning but fighting well. Limted for space, yes, but print this one for the sake of sportsmanship. I am still willing to work for a subsidized literary magazine, • Edit. Note: We're sorry if we "falsely represented" your comments, and' welcome your enthusiasm. The idea of reviving a literary magazine was "pioneered" last May. Gazette . . . . Tuesday, January 10 COLLEGIAN Promotion Staff, Collegian Office, 6:30 p.m. COLLEGIAN Sophomore and Junior Adver tising board, 9 C.H., 7 p.m. COLLEGIAN Business Staff Candidates, 3 C.H., 7 p.m. P.S.C:A. Commisbions, 304 Old Main, 7:30 p.m. COLLEGIAN Edit Junior Board, 111 CH, 7:30 p.m. COLLEGE PLACEMENT Further information concerning interviews and Job place ments can be obtained in 112 Old Main. Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp. at Oak Ridge, Tenn., Jan. 12, 13. February and June advanced-degree candidates in Physics, Chem, CheinE, 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.,,M.S., and 8.5.. Chem, ChemE, and etallurgy interested in research in field of titanium chemistry. High scholastic standing is essential. The General Electric Atomic Energy Plant It 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, Jah. 12, " 13. Sophomore, junior,, and senior Civil Engineers interested hi summer or permanent work. There will be a group meeting for all interested stu dents at 7 p.m. Jan. 12. - Dupont Co., Jan. 18, 19, 20. February and June PhD. candidates in Chem, ,ChemE, ME, Bact, BioChem, and Phys. The General •Electric Co., Jan. 16. FebruarY , grads with accounting backgrounds, for their business training program. Applicants must have 2.0 •or better average and be between 21 and 26 years of age. North American Life Insurance Co., Jan. 19. Febr u a r y grads in AL, CF, ME, RE, and ChemE. _ McMillen• Feed Mills, Jan. 17, 1•S. February and June grads in Ag courses or any men with farm backgrounds, for sales positions. June grads in IE who are interested in gen eral industrial engineering Work with The Armstrong, Cork Co. should report to 112 Old Main at once 'to• fill out preliminary applica tions. June grads in ME and IE who are interested in sales engineering positions with The Indus trial .Insulation Division of the Armstrong Cork Co. should , report to 112 Old Main at once to fill out preliminary applications. —Bob Gerhard
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