PAGE Twn Tapping Hatmen TAPPING PROCEDURES of several campus , hat societies have been plainly a farce in recent years. This has been because: 1) Too few of the society members "give a hang about the outfit" once they get in, and too few engage in tapping new members. 2) Too little information about potential tappees has been presented at tapping meet ings. For example—and this is no exaggera tion—the society president sometimes writes a name on the blackboard and placidly asks, "Does anybody have anything against this guy?" (silence) "Well, he's in, then." 3) Many top activities men worthy of the honor have been passed up in favor of lesser lights in the activities field. These latter are often considered primarily because they're fra ternity brothers, dorm buddies or good friends of society members. TO PUT IT MODESTLY, there is room for improvement. More thought and time should be given to tapping procedure. More investigation should take place on potential tappees—secur ing lists of activities from possible tappees should be S.O.P. (standard) but generally it isn't. More checking should be done to see if an "activities man" is simply a joiner, or if he ; actually doing anything constructive in the roups to which he belongs. •For general-activities men, some sort' of point system is a strict necessity to evaluate them impartially. Variations of a point sys tem already employed by Skull and Bones, senior hat honorary, should be as prominent in the makeup of , Blu9 Key, junior honorary: Parmi Nous, senior honorary, and Druids, sophomore honorary, as is a 20-cent lemon on a fruitstand. The trouble is that they are not. And as 'a result, members of these honoraries are always open to definite charges of "fixes" and logroll- 'This is not to make a lily-white stalwart of Skull and Bones, but to show the need for expanding the idea of clear-cut point systems that have impartial teeth in them. Safety, Valve . Not Eligible TO THE EDITOR: If the Sweater Queen Con test cannot go on without some males (?). or fe males raising loud shrieks of NO, then some thing is wrong. Either they do not belong in college life or in the case of the females, they are not "eligible" shall we say. After all, you can twist anything to suit your own ideas, good and bad. • Name Withheld ai l t• Daily Collegian Successor to THE FREE LANCE. est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings tn. elusive during the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second-dais natter Judy 5, 1934. at the State College. Pa.. Post •ffice under the act of March 3, 1879. Editorßusiness Manager Tom Morgan 40 690 . 1 Marlin A. Weaver STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor John Ashbrook Assistant Night Editor Dave Colton Copy Editor Art Benning Assistants Rosemary Delahanty, Yerdas Elli son, John Pakkanen, Anne Collins Advertising Manager Hal Wallin Assistants Norma Gleghorn, Winnie Wyant —An Amused Soph rKF n ATI V COT.I.EGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSY 7 ..V Ivrti% Little an On Campus 04077114011,01% X 441 I k s tfkAgo —12 4 tivoatz ''YEAO4OI4 I 9I - .401 AU. of alafistki, Aer/I I Writ, egis ,yours o 1k es_ 50,41* WOO 77.57 - 5 r - COMIAP a 1117/ 410figia0 Metathesis Haunts Radio Announcers Pity the poor radio announcer. Not only does he have to beware of incorrect grammar, mispronunciations, colds, and the FCC, but also added to his misery is something called metathesis. The three W's ;Webster, Winston, and we) know that metathesis is the transposition of sounds or syllables. When it is accidental or humorous it has come to be known as a spoonerism, in tribute to its most famous practitioner, The Rev. William Archibald Spooner, late warden of New College, Oxford. WHEN DR. SPOONER died 20 years ago at the age of 36, he left the word spoonerism as a lasting memento of the man who al ways put the cart before the horse in his speech. For example, he once complained that a certain undergraduate had repeatedly "hissed my mystery lectures." Perhaps his most famous spoonerism originated from the pulpit as he announced that th 6 next hymn would be "Kinquering Conga Their Tatles Tike." Another time upon finding his seat in the college chapel occupied, he remarked, "Mardon me Padam, but you are occupewing my pie." But getting back to the radio announcer's plight,. let's look at some of the more famous boners that have already gone into the logbook. THERE'S THE CASE of the CBS actor who, whenzeading his script, heard himself say, "place the sporks and foons on the—pause —the porks and: sfoons—another pause—deep breath—l mean of course, sforks and poons—etc." Milton Cross, usually smooth-tongued, introduced the NBC Symphony Orchestra under the direction of "Artrosco Turanini— that is, Toscuro, Artinini." Here he wiped his forehead and \ read it syllable by •syllable. . . Mel Allen—lt's smipe poking time. _ Arthur Van Horne—WOß presents the newted nose analyst. Art Whiteside—l now present the Brown Quince of Norway,. Clyde Kittell—His Holiness, Pipe Poess, will speak from yoil, tc the Vatican City. DICK BARR—Shores of skells were fired in a bittle batter. - Harry Von Zell—Our great President, Hoobert. Heever. Ken Allyn—All these values are waiting for you at your near st A and Poo Feed Store. Dick Willard—The sign of the flying red hearse. Johnie Johnston—Good afternoon, ladies and Johnston. Fred Hoey—Good afternoon, Fred Hoey, this .is everybody ' WESTBROOK VAN VOORHEES—coughed, then said, "Excuse .ne, I've been smoking too much." The sponsor—a cigarette com pany. Andre Baruch—Good ladies, evening and' gentlemen' of the audio radiance. Fred Uttal—l am here to introduce Buppert's Rear. WWJ announcer—Hand's Hind . Cream. Embarraising? Yes, but what can radio do about it? Marconi should have thought of metathesis before he invented the thing. —ART BENNING by Bib ler CO pits Pirodia f 7 tlo.l' THURSDAY, FEBRUARY -16, 1950 Tracking Down Tales With The Staff With the Staff Bucknell University has granted official rec ognition to that sometimes forgotten figure-- the college student's wife. Bucknell President Horace Hildreth recently signed a legal-looking document conferring on all wives of recent Bucknell graduates the hon orary degree of PH.T. (Pushed Husband Through). The document read in part: "It is the wish and hope of the undersigned that although the spouse of the afOresaid PH.T. may henceforth wear the academic cap and gown throughout the happy years to come, the aforesaid PH.T. will continue to wear the acad emic pants." Forced to play an intramural basketball game the .same night of their All-College Talent Show, members of the Penn State Club cage team stood to lose out on the price of their, tickets to the Talent• Show. They would have, but the Club graciously stepped in, 'promising thein a partial refund on the ticket if the'team won its game. Does that make then . ' profes sionals? * * * James Dunaway, '49 grad who proin'oted and engineered Penn State's first gala Spring Week Carnival last year, is now promotihg for Electric in Schenectady, N.Y. Rumot has. it that he spends his odd moments thinking of promoting a Spring Week on a national scale. Gazette . . . . Thursday; February 16 PSCA Bible Study Group, 304 Old Main, 4' p.m. WRA BADMINTON Club, White Hall, 4 p:m. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE OrganizatiOn, 207-CH, 6:45 p.m. EL CIRCULO ESPANOL, 'Simmons Hall, 7 p.m. HORT CLUB, 100 Hort., 7 p.m. WRA Fencing, 1 White Hall, 7 p.m. WRA Bowling Club, Beginners, White- Hall Alleys,.7 p.m. NEWMAN CLUB,. General Business Meeting, 10 Sparks, 7:30 p.m. „ PENN STATE RIDING CLUB, 3 White Rail, 7:30 p.m. WRA Swimming Club, Advanced, White Hall Pool, 7:30 p.m. • PSCA Cabinet, 304 Old Main, 8:15 p.m. CHRISTIAN. SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 207 Carnegie, 6:45 p.m. , COLLEGE • PLACEMENT Further information concerning interviews and Job place ments can be_ obtained in 112 Old Main. Bethlehem Steel• Corp. is interested . in receiv ing preliminary applications for their lOop-train ing course from June grads in MngE,' ME, EE, lE, CE, ChE, Metal, and Cer. Applications must be returned to Placement Service by. Monday. Feb. 20. . . . . Linde Air Products, Feb. 21. Advanced degree candidatei. in Organio and Physical, Chemistry interested in research and. development work with silicens; ozones, and rare gases. ' '• - Procter and Gamble Co. is interested in re ceiving preliminary applications from • June grads, and also sophomores and juniors inter ested in summer employment, in Chem. ChE, EE, IE, and ME. ApPlications must be returned to Placement Service before Thursday, Feb, 23. • • Sylvania Electric Products, Feb. 21, .22. June grads in EE, ME, 'ChE, Chem, Phys, Metal, and Cer. Applicents must have 1.5 or better average and should be, single, or married without chil dren. COLLEGE HOSPITAL Admitted-Tuesday: Julius Marcus, William Trego. Admitted Wednesday: Arthur Poselle; Seenal Shaid, Jack Enterline. ' , Al' THE MOVIES CATHAUM—Battleground. NITTANY—The Doctor And The Girl. STATE—Dancing In The Dark. —Associated Press
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