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Edit Policy
Some casual comments by campus Caihouns
in clique councils have implied that the Daily
Collegian shouldn't and won't take, sides in the
coming Lion-State scrap.
THIS DASTARDLY BASIS of reasoning
hinges,
of
to some campus savants, on
a line of type which reads "For a Better Penn
State." This motto, they maintain, should con
note lily-white political neutrality in Collegian
relations with the far-flung factions of plaguing
campus politicos. In truth, the motto does mean
that, but only on the news pages—with the
obvious qualification that the Collegian will
print the political news as it happens and let
the chips fall.
Such a practice, standard newspaper pro
cedure, sometimes irks one faction when they
feel Collegian is conniving with their arch
foes to upend a few bandwagons. Nowadays
we call it a dull week when we receive fewer
than five charges of Collegian connivance—
charges that are often identical but originate
from opposite political parties. Consequently
we chalk these charges up to over-sensitive- .
ness of coldly-cruel politicos and trip merrily ►
onward.
In self-defense and in the interest of political
enlightenment, however, we must make it plain
that "For a Better Penn State" implies nothing
like lay-offishness in regard to picking political
sides on the editorial 'page. To say "we ain't
a gonna do it" would be to rebuke our editorial
independence.
Independence' means no political parties
or pressure groups—no private, interests—
dictating or influencing editorial policy. In
dependence means picking political .sides if
we think the welfare of student government
%warrants it.
Actually we have not yet decided whether to
take , sides in the impending State-Lion fracas.
However, we're, polishing our crystal ball, in the
meantime, and are wary of a botheisome point
which a few friends Oyes, both State and Lion)
plague us with: "Newspapers notoriously pick
the wrong candidate. Look at Dewey, etc., etc."
That hurts.
Plan Early
Borough council early this week approved
the use of an area on Allen street and Beaver
avenue for the Spring Carnival.
INITIATED LAST YEAR, the Carnival was
considered a great success from all angles. Not
only did it provide much fun and amusement
for students, but it also produced a sizeable sum
for overseas student relief.
Enthusiasm and hard work will mean an
other success this year. It can mean an even
larger sum for investment in charitable work.
It's not too early for all campus organizations
to begin considering plans for participation in
the event.
Taking into account the Easter vacation,
there remains little over a month until the
cry of the barker and the splash of the pledge
dumped in a tub of water resounds on Allen
street.
Carnival application forms will be available
at the Student Union desk in Old Main next
Wednesday. Wednesday should be C-day for
Spring Carnival planning.
—John Ashbrook
OIR Battu Collegian
Successor to THE FREE LANCE. est. 1???
Published Tuesday through Saturday morning, In
clusive during the College year by the sten of The Daily
Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College.
Mitered as second-dam natter Jnly $, 1934. at the State
Collet*. Pa. Peet •tflce Nader the act of March a 18711.
Editor Business Manager
Tom Morgan ' 14 83 0 " Marlin A. Weaver
Managing Ed., Wilbert Roth: News Ed. Jack Roan;
Sport: Ed., Elliot Krane; Edit Dir.. Dottie Werlinich; So
ciety Ed., Commie Keller; Feature Ed., Bob Kotsbauer;
Asst. News Ed., Jack Senior; Asst. Sports Ed,, Ed Watson:
Asst. Society Ed., Barbara Brown; Photo Ed., Ray Beater:
Senior .Board: George Vadass, Kermit Fink; Staff Car
toortist, Henry M. Progar.
Asst. Business Mgr., Rodger Bartels; Advertising Dir.,
Louis G. Gilbert; Loca Adv. Mgr., Donald G. Baker; Local
Ad. Mgr., Mark Arnold; Promotion Co-Mgr.. Harold Wal
lin, Ruthe Philips; Circulation Co-Mgrs., Bob Bergman and
Tom Kara!elk; Muffled Ad Mgr., Shirley Faller; Person
nel Mgr.. Betty Jane Rower; Office Mgr.. Ann Zekauskas;
Secretary. Sue Stern.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Night Editor
Asiistant Night Editor Doris Golub
Copy Editor John Dalbor
Assistants Joan Kuntz, Dick Martz, Edna
Grabeak, Sonia Goldstein
Advertising Manager Norma Gleghorn
Assistants .... ..... Bill Schott, Judy Krakow(
Bill Dickson
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Little Man On Campus
"According to your grades of last semester, Worthal, you
make .a lousy smorgasbord:"
A Cheerful Word
Joe Errigo was walking around his domain the other day. His
, domain is the small mud-clotted army village halfway between here
and Bellefonte. Whenever he met anybody, he would smile and say
, hello, cheerfully. Nobody smiled back. Nobody said hello back,
cheerfully. Joe was disturbed. Joe had an idea.
"NOBODY IS SMILING around here," Joe said to a friend'
"Nobody is saying hello, cheerfully. But I have an idea." He sat down
and wrote a letter to The Cheerful Club, P.O. Box 592, Williamsport,
Pa. The Cheerful Club sent him free of charge, several hundred
little yellow cards.
These cards, in case you have not seen one, say, "A Word of
KINDNESS Every Day . . . Will Ease Someone's Burden Along
The Way. THINK—DID YOU SAY A- CHEERFUL WORD TO
SOMEONE TODAY?" Joe was delighted with them and passed
them out, also free of charge, to evorybOdy in the Nittany-Pollock
Area who would take one.
The various dormitory advisors also went through the dormi
tories tacking the little yellow cards in the phone booths, on the
bulletin boards, and even in the bathrooms so the fellows Would be
cheerful while performing their daily functions.
The week of March 13 was designated as "Cheeiful Week," and
Joe Errigo sat back to wait
,for developments.
WISHING HIM EVERY success in his venture, we wondered
how it was coming along, and we collared several Nittany-Pollock
men to see if they were cheerful. "Are you cheerful this week?" we
asked. With the exception of one happy fellow, we were stunned by
the numbef of point-blank negative answers we got. •
"Why?" we asked, and• we were told.
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"SOMETIMES WE GET really good food here, but most of the
time not. And we get one piece of meat and seconds on potatoes and
gravy. Like I said, I'm from a farm, and I'm used' to eating a lot. If
I didn't get? food from home, I'd starve to death.
' "And anotherthing "
We left him. He was obviously prejudiced, and we found some
one else. "Aie you cheerful this week," we asked?
"Cheerful?" he screamed. "Hal With the girls living in hotels
for 300 bucks a semester, you should, just see how we live for '4o''
bucks less. For living like we do, they should pay us 300 bucks. '
From Ag Hill comes a wind that nearly , blows this flabby dorm
away. Through the floor comes dirt that the janitor ignores until
we could have a Jordan Fertility Plot in our own, room. And 'the.
fire rules? Comes a fire in Pollock Circle, we are supposed to jump
out the window. Come and look." •
We looked out his window and saw the ground 15 feet below
'' us. "From here we are supposed to jump," he yelled.• In the Marine
Corps we jumped 15 feet from a wall, but onto' soft ground, not a
gravel walk."
OBVIOUSLY ANOTHER prejudiced character, we said to our-
selves and walked away. On our way down the hall another man
stopped us. "Are you the Cheerful Man?" he asked. We nodded.' He
took us into his room and pointed at a big hole in the wall. "I was
leaning back against the wall in my chair, when the thing collapsed
—the wall I mean—and I found myself in the next room." He
fingered the thin plasterboard wall silently. "The whole dorm will
be assessed for this," he muttered. "It's getting so we're afraid to get
within three feet of the wall."
"Yah." said his roommate. "And have you see where the
commitsee on dorm rent has found that we pay more than almost
any other college dormitory costs in the country's other colleges.
And this is where people come who can't afford private schools,"
he finished sadly. "It's a state college."
Discouraged, we left and walked out. But we decided to try one
more fellow. "Are you cheerful this week?" we asked. The fellow
was smiling and he turned to us. "You bet I am," he said. "I just
got a three in a blue book on Chemistry and my girl has just accepted
my ring. I'm so happy I could sing. But every time I got back to
those dorms, I get the blues. It's terrible, When I feel' terrible and
can't smile or say a cheerful word to anybody. Why, do you know
that . . "
We left him and went back to see Joe Errigo. Joe grinned at us
and we gave him a wan smile. "How's my campaign going," he
asked us. "Fine," we answered. "Great!"
—Jack Garret:ion-Butt
by Bibler
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
Further information concerning interviews and Job ghee.
saints can be obtained in 1.12 Old Main.
Seniors who turned in preference sheets will be riven
Priority in schedeiling interviews for two days following
the initial announcement of the visit Of one of the emu.
panics of their choice. Other students will be sehedfiled en
the third and .subseonent dam
National Carbon Division of Union Carbide
and Carbon: March' 27.' June pads in EE, ME,
Metal and an engineering physicist for dcimestic
production. Also)Cherf engineers for both dOin
estic and overseas work. •Students must have a
1.8 or better average and 'gm* evidence of
extra-curricular activities:
Pittsburgh Plate Gies; ;Co:, Columbia Chemi
cal Division, Mar. 27. June grads in ME, ChemE
and Chem. Students must have a 2.0 average.
Babcock & Wilcox Co:, Mar. 29 BS and MS
candidates in ME, for their training course.
Babcock ik Wilcox - •Tube Co., Max. 29. June
grads in Metal who are interesteciln sales work.
NaxiOnal Recreation Association, Mar. g 9. All
students interested in entering the recreation
profession contact Mr.,•W. ~C. Sutherland, per
sonnel director of NRA, in 101 Moffatt Cottage
at 9:30 p.m. -
E. R. Squibb & Sons, Mar. 30. Juniors in
Chem, Biol,: Phys, ChemE, ME ancl Sci. inter
ested, in '
summer work, with possibility of per
manent employment after graduation. Candi
dates must have an average of 1.5 or better, and
. show leadership• in extra-curricular activities. '
Insurance, COMparif' of North America; Mar.
30. June grads in A&L, C&F, ME, EE, and CE.
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Division, Mar.
30, 31. June grads in Chem E and ME.
Fidelity' Mutual Life Insurance Co., Mar. 30.
June grads , interested in insurance sales.
General Aniline Co., Mar. 31. 14.5. and PhD
-'`candidates in Organic Chem; also women Ame
grads in' Chem who have a ,knowledge of. Ger
man for abstracting work. •
Aetna Life Insurance Co., Mar. 27. June grads
`interested in group insurance work. Men Must
be 25 or under and must be single.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Information concerning these positions tart be obtained
it the Student Employment Office in Old Main.
Couple with no children wanted to work , in
Centre County for entire summer. Husband to
work as guide and wife to assume, householsl,
responsibilities. Excellent salary.
Refreshment Stand Manager ml others for
sales. Jobs will start on approximately April 1.
Substitute waiters in college dining commons
leading to permanent positions in the .fall. '
Summer camp counselorships for men and'
women. Interviews available March 25.
Substitute Waiters for Houseparty weekehds.
Meals plus cash. ,
COLLEGE HOSPITAL '
Admitted Wednesday! George Babyar, Philip
Zimmerman, Felix Strange.
Admitted Thursday: Renee Kinsey; Robert
Roulston, Ross Libengood, Malcoltri Durikel,
Mrs. Muriel Krakauer. -
FRTDAT, WARM 24, litve
Tracking
Down
Tales .stAwv
With Th. Staff
Collegian's sweater-girl contest achieved in
ternational interest. Following is one letter the
staff received: "In casting our ballot and nam
ing as finalist in the State College Sweater
Queen contest, Miss Madeline Gardner our
only wish is that our vote be recogpized and
that Miss Gardner be chosen as the sweater
queen. Thanking you, "Mel Rosenburg.. Andy
Stemock, and other members of the tiSS
Echol's, Green Cove Springs, Florida.
All She Freshman girls seem to agree that
Freshman customs are beneficial. The trouble
is the Frosh would rather pick their own bene
ficiaries.
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On this matter of coaching,
You'll have to agree,
We're not just teproaching,
But State's up a tree.
Let's get one like Munger,
Or Edwards'or Blaik,
Not take one from hunger
For expediency's sake.
Reflection on Phychology 2—To Cure a man
of a psychosis you must turn him ... intide out.
Wait .until warm weather conies if you don't
believe Penn State traditions are deep-rooted.
One of the deepest and most tenacious traditions'
belong to the rare but odorous buslis between
Sparks and Carnegie Hell.
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One newspaper in the •state referred to all
those imaginative souls who constantly, 'see
flying saucers as "saucer-eyed sky-gazers."
Gazette . . . .
Discharged Thursday: Doris Settler, Shirley
Smith, Patricia Luckett.
AT THE MOVIES
— C7ATHAUM—Perfect Stranger. — '"
•
STATE—Ambush. • .t:
NITTA/a—She Woos a Yellow Ribbop. . .