Calling Spades
The letter printed on this page demands com
ment, out of the sheer forcefulness of its spade
calling. The letter is based on a rumor that
Freshman Coach Earl Bruce is about to be
named head football coach at the College.
TO straighten the record, we shall point out
that neither Bruce's candidacy nor anyone else's
has been officially announced by Dean Carl.. P.
Schott. Nor have any coaches, including Mr.
Bruce, publicly Stated that they have applied
for the job. As a matter of record, Bruce has
been referred to in the public prints as "satis
fied with his freshman coaching position."
If rumors are justifiable planks on which to
tie a counter-barrage of rumors and drives-.
and they often seem to be such when much is
at stake, then the Skull and Bones executive
committee is probably justified in voicing its
feelings by throttling a few spades.
However, at least on the surface of things, Mr.
Bruce is not a candidate, and we feel free to
report at this time that no meeting of the Ath
letic Advisory Board—which will choose a
coach—has been called for the immediate fu
ture. As a Board member, we say this not as an
attack on the Skull and Bones letter but as an
indication that the coach will not be named
shortly since the Board must meet before Joe
Bedenk's successor is named. (Of -course, this
involves no obligation on our part to spiel to
the world when the Board does meet; for secur
ty's sake, we shall not).
BUT AT THIS JUNCTURE, let us''reiterate
our contention made over a week ago in these
columns. Penn State football fortunes have
reached an impasse. We must either progress or
regress.
It is now that something must be done if
the bounce and verve is again to be injected into
Penn State's high school bush-beating—bounce
and verve that for practical purposes vanished
in 1946.
And it is now that Penn Slate's coaching
candidates must be thought of in terms of a
coach who'll attract top-flight material
through his own actions and dynamic person
ality, and one who'll gain the tireless coopera
tion of the alumni.
Inducements to high school players and the
proper "name" coach travel hand-in-hand in
big-college football and combine to help each
other. Thus, with the proper "name" coach
in the Nittany driver's seat, other concomitants
of "big-time football" would follow if through
no other means than the coach's dynamics and
resourcefulness.
Gazette . .
Sunday, April 2
AIM CONSTITUTIONAL Committee, 409 Old
Main, 7:00 p.m.
ALPHA RHO OMEGA, Russian Honorary,
304 Old Main, 7:00 p.m.
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COLLEGE PLAGEMENT
information concerning interviews and job place.
manta eau be obtained is Ll 2 Old Main.
Seniore who turned in preference sheets will be given
priority in scheduling interviews for two days following
the initial announcement of the visit of one of the com
panies of their choice. Other students will be scheduled on
the third and subsequent days.
Westinghouse Corp. April 11, 12, 13. June
grads in EE, ME, IE for openings in sales and a
few manufacturing openings. -Also a few• jobs
in highly technical engineering, requiring out
standing analytical ability, for EE and ME.
There are no openings in routine or service en
gineering. Openings also in Metallurgy for ma
terials, development and application.
Philadelphia Electric Co., April 12. June grads
and juniors in EE. .
Marathon Corp.. April 12. June grads in IE
for time and motion, and wage incentive work.
General Electric Business Division, April 12.
June grads in C&F for their training program.
A great deal of accounting will be involved dur
ing the first three years. Applicants must have
an average of 2.0 or better.
Kendall Refining Co.. April 13. B.S. and M.S.
candidates in Chem. Applicants must have an
average of 1.8 or better.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., April 13, 14.
June grads in EE, ME and ChemE for their
Akron manufacturing training program. Oppor
tunities will be mainly in production manage
ment, product and process development, re
search, plant engineering and technical sales.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Information concerning these positiOns can be obtained'
at the Student Employment Office in Old Main.
Substitute waiters and kitchen help in college
dining commons leading to permanent positions
in September.
Summer camp and .resort jobs available to
persons with various specialties.
Dietitians for several camps.
Hotel dining room managers and staff. Seats
150. May be operated under rental agreement.
Sales personnel sought for both current and
summer work. .
Fuller Brush Co. Full time positions open for
summer. Various counties in Pa. available.
Monday, April 3
PSCA BIBLE STUDY, Group 1, 304 Old Main
4:10 p.m.
AT THE MOVIES
CATHAUM—MaIaya.
STATE—Barricade.
NYTTANY—Adam's Rib.
,d pl, g on
to look this harp
Of Fists, Shiners
And Bloody Noses
Two near fights occurred last Saturday night. As a matter of
fact, they both started in the New College Diner -at 4:30 Sunday
morning. We were standing in line for a booth with two of our
friends, both of whom were carrying lighted candles. We asked
them why, but they didn't seem to know except that ,they said it was
lots of fun. We guess it was. They kept running at girls with the
candles. The girls would scream and then they would get back in
line and say, "Ha!"
THE FIRST FIGHT occurred over a booth. Two large gentlemen
got in quite a discussion over who had gotten there first, and they
invited each other outside to settle' the argument. We got quite
excited and started jumping up and down. We yelled,. "Hit him, hit
him!" but by the time they had reached the door, they had forgotten
about each' other. We were vastly disappointed,. but retained—the , '
presence of mind to grab the booth for our own party.
The second. fight started outside the diner and we finished our
snack just in time to see it. Both contestants seemed rather vague
as to the origin of the quarrel, but they were both quite serious
about carrying it to blows.
Once again we grew enthusiastic and, jumping up and down,
yelled, "Hit him, hit him!" We studied the would-be fighterS and
were greatly impressed by their physical beings. One fellow was an
unhappy looking scholar—obviously from the• Nittany-Pollock Area
—while the other was a slight fellow attired in a dress and sailor
hat. They shook their fists in each others faces, and asked for identi
fication.
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THIS PUZZLED US and we yelled, "Hit him, hit him," again..,
Then the unhappy looking student turned and shook his fist4in ow
face, so we retired to a safe distance and quieted down.
"Where's your matriculation card?" screamed the man in the
dress. "Where is yours?" the unhappy student yelled back. "I
don't have one. I already graduated from here." he was answered.
"Don't you have any identification, on you?" asked the unhappy
boy. The man in the dress swished his'skirt angrily. "You don't
expect me to carry my wallet in this, do you?" he answered. "How
about your wallet?"
"THERE ARE TOO many people around here," said the unhappy
looking scholar, looking at us. "Let's go fight around the corner."
The boy in the dress nodded. "If you'll sign a statement that I'm
not responsible for any damages," he said, "I'll 'knock your teeth
down your throat." We raised a faint hurrah and retreated again
behind a parking meter, thinking how different college life is. At
home, if a man wants to get in a fight, he walks cp'to someone and
says, "I don't like your face." Then he slugs him. That's all there is
to it.
We were prepared to follow, the two around the corner and
cheer ourselves hoarse, but just then, to our dismay, we noticed
a policeman approaching. "What's the "trouble, boys," he asked.
The two shook their heads. "Nothing is wrong officer. We were
just talking," they said. He stood around and watched them.
Presently the fellow in the dress turned and entered the diner.
"What's wrong with him?" asked the policeman. "I don't know,"
said the unhappy looking scholar. "What would you say was his
trouble."
"Well," said the policeman. "For one thing, I'd say he needed a
pair of pants." He turned and looked at us. We went home.
—JACK GARRETSON-BUTT
Church
Williams Fellowship
A Palm Sunday sunrise service
will be held in 304 Old Main at
8:45 a.m., sponsored by the Rog
er William's Fellowship of the
University Baptist Church.
The regular Roger William's
Fellowship student supper ser
vice will be held in• the church
from 5:30 to '7:00 Sunday even
ing. The theme of the discussion
is "Palm Sunday". All students
are invited to attend both ser
vices.
iving an awful rough 'quiz
for crib notes." • .
alendar
Westminster Foundation
A Palm Sunday Sunrise ser
vice will be held in the Hort
Woods chapel at 7:00 tomorrow
morning. In case of bad weather,
the service will be held in the
Foundation at the Presbyterian
Church. Breakfast• will be served
in the Fireside room following
the program, and there will be
informal seminars prior to the
morning service at 10:45.
A program of Easter music win
be held at 6:30 p.m. - • •
Safety Valve:,.'''
A Spade Is a Spade
TO THE EDITOR, an open letter to the 'Ath
letic Advisory Board and to Dr. Carl 1 1 !:.SClidtt,
dean of the School of Physical Educatidit *ld
Athletics:
This is a plea for a big-time football
Ever since the resignation of .Toe Bedefilr . ,
speculation has run high among the interested
students and alumni. Pressure gr00.4,10r i3P-r
-ticular candidates formed quickly; and alipl,ida
tions reportedly have come' in for the joti•froin
all over the country. In the meantime, 'a . tenta
tive program for spring training Was' laithched
by Dean Carl P. Schott by bringing ' , Freshman
Coach Earl Bruce from California , State Teach
ers College, ostensibly to temporarily• assume
command of the training . while a suitable coach
could be screened. ,
In the past year or so, great strides haVe. been
made to put football at Penn State, alonW•with
all other sports, on a, big-time scale. A ., coach,
apropos with these plans, was the only logical
conclusion, students thought. '•
Then the rumors began to blOw. A, grolip
from Charleroi and California, Pa., publicly
announced its•candidate for the office air(Etirl
Bruce. With banner headlines, the Centre
Daily Times announced that Bruce was beitig ,
boosted, stating that Bruce was satisfied•with
his job at CSTC, although the articles did not
say that Bruce would not take the jolt 'a!
Penn State.
Was this the big-time coach that Penn' State
should seek? When the last rumors—that Bruce
had the "inside track" and that 'Dean SchOtt
intended to appoint ,Bruce over Easter vacation
—struck campuSi- interested students "took
action.
They still didn't know whom they wanted,fOr
a big-time coach, but they did know that if they
were to have a „"name" coach appropriate with
the plan's for large-scale football, it should not
be the freshman coach. :.This was a theme 'Of
many organization meetings during
,the past
week, for example, Skull and Bones, Druids,
even All-College Cabinet.
At no time, was a personal drive against Bruce
contemplatedo,his„was„t9 be a sincere, earnest
effort to prove that : the , ,students want a name
that will draw, but in doing so, the immediate
aim had to be to impress upon Dean Schott that
Bruce, the freshman 'coach, was - probably not
the "name!' --:t'
This letter is intended - to call a spade a spade.
It is' a reflection of the impetus that has sparked
student concern this week. What more must
,the students say; must they have, a .mass meet
ing at Bee Hall;to. air the problem to the count
. less 'eyes focused , on the current NCAA's?
If the rumor that Bruce has the "inside track"
is true, against the will of such a prodigious
number, of interested ; . students, what would be
,the,,guess as 'to student .football interest at the
close Of 'the 1950 football' campaign, a. campaign
that many have already. doomed as unsuccess
ful?
, These ,arecthe' students from whom the
lege is keepnig,the_west:stands because paying
west-stand seats mean big-time schedules; these
are the students froth whom the College expects
help in housing football. players; these are The
students whb' are - ekpeeted to contribute to an
111-out drive' for support - , and enthtisiasm to
nake the. Centennial year a suc'cess.
We •do not believe • naming of .one of the
staff of assistanti would be consistent with a
seeiningAall-Ont:'dkive' fin big-time sports:
• Perhaps if there were some logical reasoning
.behind what appears to us as possible incen-•
sistencies in different 'phases of football.
policy, the ardor of the "stop Bruce" vim.'
paigp would have waned.
To reiterate in the interest of clarity, the•ini
petus behind the student drive for a "big-time
coach: for Penn State" was to head off the
• rumored naming of Bruce to the job becatiSe,
although his record is good, we do pot feet - that
he fulfills the qualifications for the jc2b, s tihd'We
feel his appointnient would be inconstitent.With
apparent over-all plans, to have' P4gyStafe
play—and defeat
..at times—teams lthe'lsliitte
Dame, Purdue, 'Army, Navy, Penn and `Pit,{;:- •
—Executive Coniiiiffee;,,,
Skull. and' BeneiiT
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