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Safety Valve ...
Setting Things Straight
TO THE EDITOR: In view of the current agi
tation with regard to discriminatory clauses in
the constitutions of certain student organiza
tions and the apparent lack of information with
regard to the proper classification of some of
these groups, it seems wise to call attention par
ticularly to the use of the designation "honor
society."
The term "honorary" is locally used in a very
desultory fashion to characterize all sorts of
nondescript student organizations, many of
which admittedly make no pretense of being
an honor society.
Baird's Manual, the standard authority on
such matters, has adopted the following tabridg
ed) definition of an honor society as formulated
by the Association of College Honor Societies:
an honor society is an organization which bases
membership eligibility upon the attainment of
high scholarship and student achievement.
General honor societies may elect students
from the upper 20 per cent of their class and
departmental societies must select members
from the upper 35 per cent of their class. Socie
ties which do not have these standards are
properly classed as "recognition societies." The
term "honorary" in an adjective although on
this campus it is frequently used incorrectly
as a noun.
Other student organizations properly classi
fied as "professional societies" or fraternities
confine their memberships to specific fields and
have either no academic standards for member
ship or standards which are lower than the ones
required by honor societies. Many professional
societies are open to any interested person.
None of the 22 societies holding membership
in the Association of College Honor Societies
has in its constitution any clause which limits
membership because of race, creed or color.
For Your Own Good
TO THE EDITOR: I saw your notice of the
present file of blue books in the Physics Library.
Will you be so good as to make a warning equ
ally apparent.
Considerable time and money has been spent
in assembling this material. It is not the duty
of the librarian or the department to furnish
such a file. Last semester, one bound book of
Physics Tests, 1947, was torn from the bound
book of 1948 tests for Physics.
This material cannot be replaced—only three
copies of any exams are filed and the library
gets just one copy. The books could not be
bought anywhere.
Some students saw the pages torn from the
book, but no attempt to save" the material or
report the damage was made. Some one knows
where the 1947 book is and you will find it well
stamped 'as property of the Physics Library.
It's true one person, could take the book and
tear up the other, and that is a small minority.
But unless students are ready to assume some
responsibile attitude toward their, own destruc
tive
members, how do you think a collection
such as this can survive?
I am not willing to ask for additional material
nor to do the work of handling it, unless stu
dents are to assume some responsibility for their
members who are so destructive, where those
members are known.
—Mrs. Sue C. Blasingame
'Physics Library
e Letter Cut
The "Ides of March"
Old Willie Shakespeare was even brighter
than most people give him credit for being.
Writing in Elizabethan times, he warned to be
ware the "Ides of March."
Now 350 years later, taxpayers , rue March
15th more than Julius Ceasar• ever did.
ally Daffy Collegian
Bucceisee to THE FREE LANCE. NIL 11187
Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings ia•
elusive during the College year by the shif et The Daily
Collegian of The Pennsylvania. State College.
Entered aa ..toad-islatoa matter Jrdy 5. 1934. at tie State
Coltem Pa.. Pest •(flee .*der the act of March 3. 1879.
Editor Business Manager
Tom Morgan (4 6e 01 " Marlin A. Weaver
Managing Ed., Wilbert Roth; News •Ed. Jack Keen;
Sports Ed., Elliot Krane; Edit• Dir., Dottie Werlinich; So
ciety Ed., Commie Keller; Feature Ed., Bob Kotzbauer;
Asst. News Ed., Jack Senior; Asst. Sports Ed., .Ed Watson; I
Asst. Society Ed.. Barbara Brown; Photo Ed., Ray Benfer;
Senior Board: George Veda's, Kermit Fink; Staff Car
toonlat, Henry M. Progar.
Asst. Business Mgr.. Rodger Bartels,: Advertising. Dir., y
Ad. Mgr., Mark Arnold; Promotion Co-Mgr.. Harold Wal
lin, Ruthe Philips; Circulation Co-Mgrs., Bob Bergman and
Tom Karolcik; Classified Ad Mgr., Shirley Faller: Person.
nel Mgr.. Betty Jane Hower; Office Mgr., Ann Zekauskas;
Secretary, Sue Stern.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Night Editor Jack Boddington
Assistant Night Editor Nancy Holden
Copy Editor Bettina de Palma
Assistants—Julia Ibbotston, LaVonne Althouse,
Mary Ann Beezer, Louise Caplan
Advertising Manager .... Claude di Pasquale
Assistants Drew Mahla, Owen Landon, Joan
Eidlemon
—Marsh W. White
National President,
Association of College
.Honor Societies.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. VENNSYLVANIA
Little . Man On Campus
"Yeah! Well, the chow ain't so hot at our house either."
On Free Cigarettes
A man from a cigarette company was up in the TUB one morn
ing handing out free samples. The catch was: if you took a free
sample, you were under a moral obligation to stay and see a Cine
color movie showing how this particular brand of cigarettes is manu
factured.
THE GENTLEMAN had a unique little one piece projector and
screen set which he set up on top of the root beer machine. It was
constructed very much like a small television receiver and the first
scene was of a group of cigarettes marching, marching . . . going
somewhere. We were never told where.
Unfortunately, at this point, we had a class, and moral obliga
tion or no moral obligation, we had to go . . . with the sample he
gave us carefully clutched in our hot little hand..
But curious about all of this, we stopped to chat with the man
for a minute. "Why are you doing this?" we asked.
"Because I get paid for it," he answered.
• r •
THAT SEEMED LOGICAL enough to us, but we'had other ques
tions to ask before we went rushing off to our next class. We found
that this gentleman goes from university to university—some col
leges too—showing his silly little film and giving away his cigar
ettes.
"They're not my cigarettes," he corrected us. "I wouldn't give
them away if they were mine. I'd hide in a corner and smoke them
all myself. If I smoked, that is."
We asked him why he was paid to give cigarettes away, no
matter whom they belonged to. He didn't know, but he supposed
that there must be some reason. We pondered this matter together
and came up with, the solution that it must boost the sales of the
brand.
"DON'T BE SILLY," he said. "That can't be it. If I give them
away, then everybody will smoke the free samples and they'll never ,
buy any cigarettes, this brand or any other." We shook our heads
solemnly in unison, doubting the sanity of advertising executives.
"Well," we said, "We must be off." We looked at our watch
and found that we were already fifteen minutes late for our next
class.
• We decided that since we were already late, we. would cut the_
class and see the cigarette movie, but we found that the movie was
all over, and would not be shown again.' So we toddled off home
I
where we gave the sample away and broke out a pack of our favor
ite brand.
Tracking
- -
Down .
Tales . .
We are indebted to John Gunther's book, "INSIDE F.D.R." and
"Look Magazine" for an interesting sidelight on Dr. Milton Eisen
hower, Penn State's president-elect:
General Eisenhower (Milton's brother) had never met F.D.R.
except for one brief, impersonal contact, until he was assigned to
go to England in 1942 as commander of the American forces there.
He expected some pretty heavy talk, but the President's opening
remark was, "I've just had to spend an hour on your baby brother.
He's giving me an awful lot of trouble."
"My brother Milton?" Eisenhower replied, startled.
"Yes, four different government departments want him) and I
have to decide which will be lucky enough to get him!"
For several days a large sign has been evident before the front
door of the Beecher House. It bears the inscription, "For your
Safety—No Trespassing."
• • •
One student was wading through the prose work entitled "Lao
coon," a work on criticism by the German writer, Lessing. A friend
came up behind him and read the title.
"Lessing's Laocoora" he mused. "I didn't know that had been
waitten.,velt."
• * •
—Jack Garretson-Butt
With The Staff
by Bibler
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1950
A Chat With ARW
This is another ,in a series of articles by
Arthur R. WartrOck, dean emeritus who was
in contact with thousands of undergraduates
during .his 30 year tenure as dean of men.
Today is the 87th birthday of Dr. Fred Lewis
Pattee. Pattee once told me that when he was
a young college instructor, three doctors told
him that he couldn't•.expect to live more than
a few years longer. "I swore then and there that
I would make liars out of those doctors," said
Pattee. That he has done—and how!
• • • •
PATTEE HAS BEEN sick a good, deal lately,
however, and his medical and hospital bills
have ben large. Some of his friends, therefore,
are getting together a purse of money as a birth
day gift to him. Contributions may be sent to
Julia Brill, 104 Old Main.
Though known to present-day students only
as the author of Penn States Alma Mater,
Pattee Was quite a man on the campus—liter
ally 8 BMOC. A Dartmouth graduate. he Join
ed the faculty here in 1894 and remained until
1928. As head of the departMent of English,
he brought fame to himself and the College
by introducing the first courses in American
Literature taught in , colleges of this -country.
For many years he served as acting chaplain
in charge of chapel exercises. He was one of the
founders of the Literary Club, a faculty organi
zation which is still active as the "Lit Club."
He Was an organizer of the - Thespians dramatic
club. Though his social fraternity, Delta Kappa
= • Epsilon, had no chapter here, he was much
interested in fraternities. He was active in the
-St. Paul's Methodist Church, and in civic affairs
of the town. Amohg Penn States undergraduates
for a period,of 35 years, he was held in great
respect and dmiring affection.
He wrote, "Thou didst mold us, dear old
State r into men," and he was a big part of the
molding process. '
Gazette . . .
Wednesday, March 22
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Club, 213
Willard,, 7:30 p.m.,
CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Student Coun
cil, 410 Old Main, 6:45 p.m.
AIM COUNCIL, 409 Old Main, 7:30 p.m.:':
PSCA
PSCA COFFEE-ORUM, 304 Old Main, , 4 P.M.
PSCA ROUND Table, 304 Old Main, 7:30 p.m.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
.
Further information concerning intervleern amt Job 'lmo ,
manta can be obtained In 1.12 obi Main.
Seniors who tumid in preference *ere! will be, give*
priority 'in scheduling interviews for two' . dare following
the' initial announceMent of the visit of 'ins of tkeenesk.
pantos of their choice. Other students will be iichelnled en
the third and subsequent days.'
.
Bailey Meter Co.. ' Mar. 24. June grads' An
EE and ME.
National Carbon Division of Unien' Carbide
and Carbon. March 27. June grads in EE, ME,
Metal and an engineering physicist for - dbmestic
production. Also Chem. engineers for both doin
estic and overseas work. Students must haVe a
1.8 or better average and show eVidence 'of
extra-curricular activities, :
Pittsburgh Plate Glass: Co., Columbia Chemi
cal Division, Mar. 27. June grads in ME, Chem
and Chem. Studerits must have a 2.0 average.
Babcock & Wilcox Cp., Mar. 29, BS and. MS
candidates in ME, for their training course.
Babcock & Wilcox Tube Co., Mar. 29. June
grads in Metal who are interested 14 sales work.
National Recreation Association, Mar.. 29: All
student§ interested in entering the recreation
profession contact 'Mr. W. C. 'Sutherland, per
sonnei director of NRA; in 101 Moffatt Cottage
at 9:30 p.m. I
E. R. Squibb & Sons, Mar. 30. Juniors in
Chem, 'Biol, Phys, ChemE, ME and, SOL inter
ested in' summer work, -wit e li possibility of Per
manent employment .after graduation. Candi.'
dates must , have an average of 1.5 or better, arid
show leadership in 'extra-turricular actiVities.
UULUI AllLg U, aA JUI
. Information concerning. these positions can be obtained
at the Student Employment Office in Old Main.
Insurance Company of Rath America, Mar.
30. June grads in A&L, C&F, ME, EE, and CE.
Carbide and Carbon ChNnicals Division, Mar.
30, 31. June grads in Chem E.and ME.
Couple with no, children wanted to work in
Centre County for'entire 'summer. Rusband to
work as guide and wife to assume household
responsibilities. Excellent salary.
Refreshment Stand Manager and others for
sales. Jobs will start on approximately April 1.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Admitted Monday: Fred Shihadeh, Levis
Baldwin, Donald Murray, Charles Farley, Jo
anne Winiton.
Admitted Tuesday: Joanne Miller, Robert
Pascuzzi, Dolores Lukowski, Shirley Smith,
John Skelly.
AT THE MOVIES
STATE—Holiday Affair.
CATHAUM—Great Dati Patch.
,NlTTAllY—Everybody, Does It.
While counting noses in Social Psycholo6y,
Professor Coutu called "Lois Pulver, " then
stopped and looked up. "Did ' I hear an e cho," h e
Am folowie* go*"
—Arthur R. Warnock