PAGE TWO S..fety Valve ... Very Childish TO THE EDITOR: We think that the contro versy between La Viee staff and Cabinet is very childish. When there are 3000 students and only 32 are picked as" personalities," it is just human nature that there' will be hare feelings developed over the selection. Just what do you consider a "personality"? In our humble opinion, it is a person who will be remembered by his fellow students for his outstanding achievements long after they leave the campus. Francis Rogel is known as the "man on the Mall," but we didn't see his name mentioned. Some of the names on the list are relatively unknown to us and others. We know that it is impossible to develop a method of selection by which no one would be offended. Since there are three members of the Cabinet on La Vie Board of Directors, we sug gest that Cabinet work harder on the problem of obtaining better seats for the students at home football games, and let La Vie put out the yearbook. • Ed. Note: We agree that "Punchy" Rogel, if anyone, should be a Campus Personality. We don't understand part of your conclus ion. La Vie Senior Board, and not La Vie Board of Directors, chode the "Personalities." The Directors are a faculty-student advisory gtoup divorced from the operation of plan ning the yearbook. A Cabinet committee on seating arrange ments appointed last October has investi gated many angles of Beaver Field seating and neccessity of College revenue from foot ball games. Full text of the committee's report to Cabinet was printed in last Friday's Collegian. Cabinet will act finally on the committee's proposed seating change at to morrow's meeting; you - should be there (Cabinet meetings are open) with construc tive criticism if you are dissatisfied, so that in the end Cabinet may present the best possible student view on the subject to the Athletic Advisory Board, which has final seating authdrity. Another Relic TO THE EDITOR: Rec Hall is, indeed, as you pointed out in Wednesday's editorial, 'an outgrown relic of a by-gone era. But not by any means the only one on our great campus. Schwab Auditorium's even greater inade quacy becomes especially apparent whenever Community Forum speakers of Carl Sandburg's caliber, as well as numerous musical and dra matic attractions, are presented throughout the year. Perhaps its dearth of seat's contributed to the unfortunate demise of the Artifts' Course. Whether the long-awaited• Student Union building will include an auditorium, I do not know. If so, expedition of its construction would solve this problem as well as • many others. In any event, further delay in approval of its plans and inauguration of the fund-rais ing campaign is inexcusable. During a Schwab performance of the Penn sylvanians about the time of his appointment to the Board of Trustees, Fred Waring ex pressed his awareness of the desperate need for an adequate auditorium. Has he since forgot ten, or has he been out-talked by older and more conservative Trustees? Or is the sluggishness along these and other lines of an anticipated progress connected with the prolonged vacancy in the president's chair' —Lew Stone, '49 Seating Figures Official seating capacity of Recreation Hal] is 5,500. On page 2 of Saturday's Daily Colleg ian it was incorrectly listed as 4,600. Six hundred more seats were added to the official capacity of 5,500 for the wrestling-boy ing twin attraction on "Leo Houck Night." Contrary to Fears In 1928 required attendance at chapel and church worship at the College was superceded by a policy of voluntary participation in re ligious activities. Contrary to the fears of many, chapel attendance did not fall off. On the contrary, both chapel and church attendance by students increased. Own an Evening Gown? If you don't, then we will drape you in a most effective manner. Call now to make an ap pointment for a distinctive formal portrait. Remember . . . If your proofs don't satisfy you completely, you are under no obligation whatsoever . BILL COLEMAN'S LION STUDIO 136 E. College Ave. —Nick Scandale —Bill Bonner Phone 4454 THE DAILY RIFIEGIAN. STATE COl'Vtrz. PENNSYLVANIA Little Man Oh Campus "See, Louise, I told you this was a friendly school—Here come some more boys who want to meet you." The Gripes of Roth For two semesters now I've been letting off a lot of verbal steam about everything from kissing to the Community Forum series. It's only natural that all this printed furor aroused comment from members of the student body, as well as outsiders. TODAY, IT'S THEIR column. Following are some of the com ments from readers who approved or vehemently disliked what I've written, and let me know about it. Of course the first ,big, controversial issue raised was that of dating. I .must•have received at least 15 or 20 letters from mem bers of both sexes concerning my attack on the feminine gender at Penn State last year. Coeds wrote in to call me everything from a hideous, misshapen ;houl who couldn't beg, borrow, or steal a date, to a neurotic with a persecution complex about women. Probably tops among the replies was one anonymous coed's criptic comment, "Dear . Red, drop dead, coed." DATELESS MEN, on the other hand, showered me with adjec tives of praise for "daring to bring out the personalities of the per verted Penn State women." A real surprise was the note I received from a clergyman in a small town congratulating me for having the nerve to call down the fair sex•for drinking. . Which proves once again you can gef too subtle for your•own good. The criticism of sorority "teas" entitled 'Red Roth to be zt,onii-- mated for "Most Hated Man of the Year" by at least one sorority— the one whose tea at our house I used as an example. Most of the comments received on that one were delivered in person, and most were highly uncomplimentary, to say the least. THE DELUGE OF mail started up again with a column ques ioning coeds' fears of imports. It was after that I received the nonicker of "The Red Menace." At least one gal supported, me in chat argument by sending a letter to the editor defending importing —she imported a man for a dance, herself. An unsigned group of freshmen started off this semester's mail by hailing my condemnatisn of freshmen's customs and speculating as to whether fear end jealousy. on the part of the upperclassmen could be the reason for discrimination. Note: it wasn't. A ,column decrying the Oxford (debaters?) on their Thespian• ike antics brought forth a howl from an aroused student that I, not the Anglican visitors, knew nothing about debating. He said he was content to be amused at a debate, and if he wanted to be informed he'd go to the library. BUT IT WASN'T till last week that I hit the big time. At Thurs day night's Cabinet meeting, Eugene Fulmer, program chairman of the Community Forum and former secretary-treasurer of All-Col lege Cabinet, took the floor for 15 minutes to defend the program against what he tailed "an unfounded attack." Maybe Hal Boyle of AP was right when he ca: existence "The Loneliest Industry on Earth." r S Hy RED ROTH Love Pays Off See Page 3 1 aii e Machines Wash Your Laundry in Less Than an Hour. MARSHALL'S Automatic Laundry 454 E. College Avenue—Rear by Bibler led a columnist's 4 . 6 ehrifty in 'so BUY THE BREYERS Half-Gallon Only $122 It's Breyers famous Bulk lc. Cream at a price so low your family can enjoy it regularly. Perfect for parties, too. Chola. of popular flavor,. For Information, write or phone .Breyer Ice Cream Go., Williamsport. Wmspt. 2-0773 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY' 18, 1950 Gazette . . . . Wednesday, January 18 BAR BELL CLUB, Rec Hall, 7 p.m. PHI SIGMA lOTA, Simmons Lounge, 7 p.m. KAPPA PHI, Wesley Foundation, 7 p.m. WRA BOWLING Club, Advanced, White Hall Bowling Alleys, 7 p.m. WRA DANCE Club, White Hall Dance Room, 7 p.m. WRA OUTING Club, 1 White Hall, 7 p.m. WRA SWIMMING Club, Beginners and In termediates, White Hall Pool, 7:30 p.m. FROTH EDITORIAL Staff, 3 CH, 8 p.m. WRA CONCERT Group, White Hall DanCe Room, 8 p.m. WRA BADMINTON Club, White Hall Gym, .8:30 p.m. COLLEGE PLACEMENT Further information concerning Interviews sitd lob Disc*. 'lents' can be obtained in 112 Old Main. 'National Lead Company, Jan. 20. February and June grads at PhD., M.S., and B.S. Jlevels in Chem, ChernE, and Metallurgy interested in research in field of titanium chemistry.' High scholastic standing is essential. Dupont Co., Jan. 18, 19, 20. February and June PhD. candidates in Chem, ChemE, ME, Bact, BioChem, and Phys. North American Ins u r anc e Co., Jan. 19. February grads in AL. CF, ME, EE, and CE. Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co., Jan. 20. Febru ary and June B.S. and M.S. candidates in Chem. Applicants must have 1.8 or better average. Aircraft-Marine Products, Jan. 24. February grads in IE for positions as sales correspond ents leading to sales engineering. Mergenthaler / Linotype Co., Jan. 26. February grads in ME for sales positions. Haloid Co., Jan. 20. February grads in EE with 1.8 or better average, and M.S. candidates in Chem. - COLLEGE HOSPITAL Admitted Monday: Yale Friedline. Admitted Tuesilay: 'Forrest A. • Blakesleyi Helen Lineaweaver. Discharged Tuesday: Yale Friedline, William Hanley, Henrietta Kievan. AT THE MOVIES CATHAUM—Undertow. NlTTANY—Barkleys of Broadway STATE—Hasty Heart. Tracking Down Tales Male studerits aren't the only people who have difficulty recognizing Simmons from.Mc- Elwain. A hostess from one of the older dorms was invited to a party being given by the hostesses in Simmons. Unfortunately, she couldriq tell the difference either so she went to McElWain and ended up at a party being given, by the hostesses there. But that's not all. Not only did the good lady crash the party but she also won first prize. MR 'flatly Collegian Successor to THE FREE LANCE, S. 087 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings in clusive during the College year by the atta of The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second-elass !natter Jnly 8. 1934.. at the State College, Pa., Post Office tinder the act of Mare's 3. 1879. Editor , Business • &nage tom Morgan Marlin A. Weaver Managing Ed., Wilbert Roth; News •Ed. Jack Rees; Sports Editor. Krone; Edit. C/Ottie Werlin• ich; Society Ed., Commie Keller; Feature Ed., Sylvia, Oehler; Asst. News Ed., Jack Seni6r; Asst. Sports Ed.; Ed Watoont Asst., Society Ed., Barbara Brown; Promotion Co-Mgr., Charlotte Seidman; Photo Ed., Ray Benfer; Senior Board, George •Vadasz, Albert Ryan. Bob. Kotzbauer, Myrna Tog, Roy McHenry; Stiff Cartoonist, • Menry M. Progar. STAFF THIS ISSUE . Night Editor John Ashbrook Assistant Night Editor—Dorothy Anne Bennett Copy Editor Stan Degler Assistants Marie Kleinknecht, Joan Kuntz, Charlaine Schwab, Norma Zehner. Advertising Manager Norma Gleghorn Assistants ) Claude DiPasquale, Judy Krak ower, H. M. Mandes, Laura Mermeistein, Winnie Wyant.
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