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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.
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Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings tn.
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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
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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
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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