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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
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—Ed Watson
THE DAILY COLLEMAN, STATI COLLErIb. PENNSYLVANIA
LITTLE MAN 0
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"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 . .
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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