PAGE TWO Clear Thinking The time* of fabulous claims is come, and the voice of the politician is heard in the land. It is at the risk of bitter criticism by both parties that election-time pleas for clear thinking are printed, but the end of obtaining the best indi viduals for student government posts justifies the means. PENN STATE POLITICAL parties operate and exist in* actuality only twice during the year; the rest of the time student government is in the hands of individuals, and it doesn’t mean an old cigarette butt under what party they were elected. THEREFORE. AT THIS fevorish time of fan tastic promises and glowing accounts of past achievements, let us retain just a little cynicism, a goodly measure of discernment, and view the candidates as individuals in office. What kind of a job will they do? Are they seeking only per sonal prestige and advancement, or are they actually interested in putting forth the long extended arid intense effort necessary? Are they primarily concerned with the compensa tions, both financial and as a stepping stone to bigger things which come as a reward of politi cal success, although these are indeed low for the full-time job required? Weigh the candidates personally, as individ uals, not party members. Evaluate their quali fications and past activities carefully, bearing in mind that a host of insignificant activities can often appear quite impressive. Remember' that merely belonging to many clubs and other groups does not necessarily qualify one for student government positions, and weight' experience in student government itself more heavily than extraneous, non-related activi ties. ' The parties and candidates rhake it their busi ness to visit every living group, so there is little excuse for "anyone *professing complete ignor ance of . the aspirants. Use these contacts as a basis for judging the better candidates, button hole them on the street, but take with a grain of salt the claims and promises. WITHOUT MAKING direct references, many of the platform planks of both parties seem am bitious indeed; further consider that those very planks are often slanted various ways to appeal to file particular audience, and seek the truth behind the statements. The votes of every stu dent should be cast with an eye to fitness and desire to work, subordinating popularity and political glibness. OUR STUDENT government is a going con cern; it is becoming stronger, but will continue to do so only so long as the voters exercise inter est and mature judgment* at election time. Safety Valve... Let The Lion Roar TO THE EDITOR: The Nittany Lion should roar, at last, for coaches, Bedenk, Higgins, Werner, and Speidel for their stand against the present Nittany-Pollock Dining Hall set up. I Not only do the sportsmen have to contend with the lopsided dining-hall policy, but ditto goes for the 1600 men now living in the dorm k areas. It has happened already where a late-comer was refused services while the food was yet available for “seconds.” No doubt, stragglers could cause quite a both ersome problem, but shouldn’t exceptions be made for a student once in a while? A habitu ally late person, naturally, could be refused en trance after the specified dining hall deadline. It might be pointed out that cooperation comes from both sides of the fence. —George Demshock (3% Satly CaUegtan Bacceseor to THE FREE LANCE. eet. 188? Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings in* elusive daring the Collect year by the staff of The Dally Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as seeond-etass matter Ji'ly 8. 1934. at the State College. Pa.» Peat Effice wider the aet of March 3, 1879. Editor ——Business Manager Tom Morgan Marlin A. Weaver STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor Ray Koehler News Editor Pat Nutter Copy Editor Harry Endres Assistants Bob Schooley, Jean Berg, Greta Weaver, Elizabeth Slotta Advertising Manager Norma Gleghorn A J vertisinfi Assist*#*** —• ' 'tower. Bill —Jack Senior THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Little Man On Campus Farther Information ‘ concern!** interviews nf Job pines* menta- «an. be obtained in 112 -Old Alain, . Seniors who turned in preference sheets will bt firm priority in schedalin* interriews for two days following th* initial announcement of the visit of one of the com panies of their choice. Other students wilt be scheduled on the third and subsequent days. West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co.. April 14. June grads in ChemE, ME, Phys. and Chem. Applicants must have an average of 1.5 or better. No priority list for these interviews. Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co* April 17. June grads in ChemE and ME for production work. Applicants must have an average of 1.5 or better. No priority list for these interviews Walworth Co., April'l7. June, grads in lE, ME, and Metal. No priority list for these inter views. • , - Allegheny Ludlum Sleep Corp;, April 17.- June grads in MetaL, ChemE, lE,'and ME. No priority list for these interviews. ' ' , . 1 . Atlantic Refining Co., April 17, 18. B.S. and M.S. candidates in ChemE; M.S. candidates in Physical Chem. and 8.5., M.S. and PhD candi dates in Organic Chem. The wofk will be in re search and development. Priority list iii effect for chemical engineers only National Supply Co.. April 18. June* grads in ME for field sales engineering, and C&F for accounting. Men must be single and preferably 25 years of age or younger. No priority list for these interviews. Procter and Gamble Distributing Co., April 17, 18. June'grads interested in sales work. No priority list for these interviews. Lever Brothers, Co., April 19. June B.S. grads . in Chem. and ChemE; . Connecticut. Mutual Life insurance Co., April 20, 21. June;grads.interested in insurance sales in this area. Applicants'must be 21 years of age or over. . '. YMCA. Mr. Harvie Boorman will be on cam pus April 19 to talk with seniors who wish to consider YMCA work as a career.' Interested students , will be invited, to a' dinner meeting Wednesday evening (Apr. 19). All arrangements must be 'made, at. the PSCA office by,s ;p.tn. Tuesday, April 18. 1 . > United Stales Electric Motors. Inc* April 20. June grads in ME, EE for sales engineering work. Applicants must haye 1.5 or better aver age, active interest in at least three extra-cur ricular activities. Priority list for two days fol * * * lowing this announcement. . • / Latrobe Electric Steel Co*. April 20. June grads HAVING ARRIVED EARLY, we obtained a seat in the bowels of , in ie me for work in sales and production? Ap- P 3902, and jeered heartily, at the 40 or 50 latecomers who were forced - ■nlicants must have an average of 1.5 .or better, to ride in the luggage racks beneath the thing. The creature, idling, i priority list' will be in effect for two days fol sh'ook and gibbered in the secluded alley where Greyhound parks it , - lowing this announcement, so no one will See. At length, the driver, kicking and screaming,, was Wheeling Steel Corp* April 20. June grads in pushed aboard by two burly mechanics who slammed the door ,on . ’ lE fbr steel mill work. Men with, previous steel him, and we were ready to leave. With a snarl of tortured metaLv<»« experience will be given preference.. Prior then, and amid a shower of expectorated cotter pins, P 3902 inhalC’d m jty'list Will be in-effect for two days following vigorously and lumbered.painfully onto the roads, causing as much this announcement panic among drivers there as might a reasonably fierce tyrannos- Aluminum Co. of America, April 19. June aurus. ' 1 " ." ' grads in. lE. ME and "Metallurgy. Priority, list All went fairly well for the first couple of dozen miles, P 3902 x ,i;i , will be in effect for two days following this an playfully regurgitating its passengers, cement mixer fashion, and a nouncement. . vigorous time being had by all. Suddenly, however, while the thing . ’ , ' ~ , was industriously seeing how bumpy a ride it could givC us ,on a" STUDENT EMPLOYMENT perfectly smooth highway, something deep in the horror's inies-'- ‘ ° ... . .. tines went "pooh" (the quietest sound ever to comb frojn P 3902), ;,t or stlld. o n n t Empi"m?nt orn«°il, t)ld Mdin? and the creature lay right down and died. ‘ . . .... , • ; ; . ~ Enraged, the driver went around to the back and twisted its \ Substitute waiters and kitchen.help m college tail. P 3902 groaned quietly. Then the man kicked th&'cSjrcass in- ) dining commons leading to permanent positions sanely, again and again. P 3902 sobbed in pain. We still have” an idea' in '• ' that if he’d only spoken softly to it, it might have lumbered back up ' Summer camp and resort jobs available to on its rims and given still more of what little remained of its all to persons, with various specialties;, wind the remaining miles to Harrisburg. The driver, however, was i Dietitians for several camps.- ' implacable. So was P 3902. , /v ' * Hotel dining room managers and staff. Seats - 150. May be operated uhder 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. i Summer farm job outside Philadelphia. Ag students with farm background preferred. COLLEGE HOSPITAL Admitted Wednesday: Dorothy Laine, George < Kurtz; Nancy Harris, William Polito, Donald Seipt, Marjorie Land- Admitted Thursday: Dorothy, Dorsfe, Georg ette Babos, John D.ale, Nancy Rodli. r Discharged Thursday: William Polito, William Stewart, Robert Olson, Robert Patton. AT THE MOVIES CATHAUM—AII The King’s Men. STATE—Wabash Avenue. > NITTANY—When Willie Comes Marching ' Aoom. - A Bonn Mot ... I'm Just A Flea On A Greyhound Dog If your bankroll won’t stand the price of an' apparently gold filled coach ticket on the Pennsy, and you can’t get anything on a friend with an automobile, there remains to ydu just one more means of transportation. For, at various odd»Kours of the day, large, square wheeled objects Greyhound company honestly and sin cerely believes to be buses make their uncertain way in the general direction of major cities in the legendary Land Beyond the Seven Mountains. NOW, THE PITTSBURGH folk don’t do too badly; indeed, cer tain of the better Pitt-State College coaches have actually passed state inspection and don’t have to skulk along side roads to dodge highway cops. Philadelphians, however, have received the usual end of the slick in the form of a traveling coffin named, euphemistically, P 3902. Greyhound spokesmen affirm that P 3902 was built by the General Motors Corporation. GM officials vigorously deny this. The only people happy about the continued existence of P 3902 are designers for American Car and 'Foundry, which has been defin itely cleared of any complicity in loosing the thing on the highways of Pennsylvania. Anyway, we met P 3902 just as Easter vacation opened. We walked around it, being little impressed. In. fact we remarked'on its general condition to a friend, saying, in effect, “Ffui.”- Offended, P 3902 ground its gears at us. From the very first, you see, it proved a sulky beast, mad at the world, and soured by its truly, incredible weight of years. , . ■ . BY DEVIOUS MEANS, we got to Harrisburg, and, eventually, the motherland itself. All though the. vacation, we thought grimly of the return bus ride ahead. Only one thing comforted us. .They might stick us in a 40-and-8. They might carry us by wheelbarrow. But we would never, never again look into the. road-scarred windshield of P 3902. Little did we suspect the miracles that modern mechanics and the profit system can work. We arrived at Harrisburg. Blithely we made for the distant State College bus. From afar it seemed to have a certain dismal familiarity, but we put that down to a psychic trauma induced by our hideous homeward experience. We knew that the only thing less likely than the repair of P 3902 was the resurrection of King Tut and his entire harem. Humpiy Dumpty was a minor overhaul compared to the condition of P 3902 the last time we'd seen it. The closer we got, though, the more hideous the I-have-seen that-abomination-before sensation became. Certainly it was im possible, but here it was, snarling wheezily, gazing at the road with that well-remembered I’m-damned-if-I-'will expression. P 3902 gnashed its license plates in cherry greeting. • —RON BONN •retty?" 'as she Bible/ Safety Valve... TO THE EDITOR: What would happen to higher education in America if all of the under graduates and alumni spent as much time and f etiergy trying to improve educational facilities at their Alma Maters as they spend trying to,, improve the football team? Gazette.... Friday, April 14 WRA FENCING, 1 White Hall, 7 p.m. ' WRA BADMINTON, White Hall gym, 4 p.m. WRA SWIMMING, White Hall pool, 7:30 p.m. INDEPENDENT STAFF, Collegian Office, : 7:30 p.m. ’ ' PENN STATE Bible Fellowship, 405 Old Main, 7:30 p.m. ' , FROTH EDITORIAL Staff, 1 CH, 8 p.m. < PSCA COFFEE-Orum, 304 Old Main, 4:10 p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1950 - What Could Be —Nelson R. Eldred _____ . < v COLLEGE PLACEMENT
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