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alg• Batty Collegian
Successor to THE FREE LANCE. set. 1887
Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings in
clusive during the Collage year by the staff of The Daily
Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College.
Mitered tea seeemi-elase matter Jelly 6, 1934. at the State
CeTheire, Pa.. Pipet ®Moe ender the act of March 3. 1879.
Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of the
writers, and do not necessarily reflect the policy of the
newspaper. Unsigned editorials are by the editor.
Dean Gladfelter
Editor `42ZiiP'
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Sports Ed., Ray Koehler; Edit. Dir., Herbert Stein; Society
Ed., Beanie Krebs; Feature Ed., Janet Rosen; Asst. Man
aging Ed., Art Denning; Asst. News Ed., John Ashbrook:
Anat. Society Ed., Bettina dePalma; Photo Ed., Wilson.
Dario; Senior Board: Jack Boddington, Bill Detwciler.
Asst.• Bus. Mgr., Thomas M. Karolcik; Advertising
Div, Harold L. Wollin; Local Adv. Mgr., Hugo R. Mandes:
Promotion Mgr., Laura Mermelstein; Circulation Co-Mgrs.,
Edward W. Noyes, Gerald F. Yeager; Personnel Mgr., Ed
win Singel; Classified Adv. Mgr., Shirley Faller; Office
Mgr., Loretta Stempinski; Secretary, Winifred Wyant;
Senior Board: Norma Gleghorn, Delores Horne, Mary
Kauffman, Sue Halperin.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Night Editor: Dave Colton; Assistant Night
Editor: Len Kolasinski. Copy Editor: Paul
Poorman; Assistants: Bob Fraser, Bob Lambert,
Dick Kolbenschlag, and Jeanne Reist,
Ad Staff: Sue Halperin, Ed Single.
Working At Home
Fighting a dynamic political and social phil
osophy by yelling at the top of your lungs h
one way of losing that battle for men's minds.
THAT 'IS WHAT the current wave of "free
dom" amounts to—an all-out effort to yell down
the opposition.
Instead of yelling its head off, America could
actually take on a few projects that would con
vince the rest of the world, first, that this na
tion is wholeheartedly behind the idea of demo
cracy, and, second, that this country can make
its economic system work for the benefit of the
masses. Communists, unless this country puts
forth a positive program, easily can continue
the "put up or shut up" line without themselves
having to show what their system can accom
plish.
POLITICAL EFFORT begins at home. The
first step in an American program to combat
'communism logically should be to put our own
house in order. There are plenty of places where
we could begin. One might be an effort actually
to extend political, economic and social demo
' cracy to the much-abused minority groups of
this nation. Action to put an end to Jim Crow
ism, to give Negroes a better chance for jobs, to,
ensure the franchise for Negroes in the southern
states would do much to convince the colored
people of the world that we really mean it whey
we shout about democracy.
Such a program would go a long way to
ward winning other people to our side by our
selves setting the example. If America can
produce a more abundant life—politically, so
cially, and economically—for all its people,
regardless of race or social position, it can
command the respect of the rest of the world
and can regain the position as world leader
which if now is losing to the Communists.
An effort of this sort would require a lot of
soul-searching. It would be necessary for Amer
icans to decide, once and for all, just what they
mean when they talk about "freedom" and "de
mocracy" and then to get down to the task of
actually putting these concepts into practice.
Meeting Tonight
New students have heard much about student
government at Penn State during Orientation
week. They will have an opportunity to see it in
operation when the main body of that govern
ment, All-College cabinet, holds its first meet
ing tonight.
CABINET MEETINGS are open to all stu
dents. Go and see what your campus govern
ment and, particularly, your campus repre
sentative is doing for you.
Odd Trophies
One night last week several students at
tempted to remove a parking meter from its
moorings on a State College curb.
But for a couple of bolts and a slab of con
crete, their efforts would have been successful
and a piece of borough equipment would have
been transplanted to a student's quarters.
IT SHOULD GO without saying that borough
and College officials take a dim view of such
practices. Also, the law books contain provisions
for handling such offenders. Still each year the
borough is minus at least several pieces of traf
fic equipment.
Traffic signs and parking meters are not in
tended as trophies for the amusement of the
irresponsible. New Petty Girl calendars will be
available soon if the walls back at the •roon
look that bare.
Fraternities were forbidden at Penn State
until 1887, when the ban on them was lifted.
There were nine fraternities here in 1905. In
1920 only seven fraternities owned their chapter
homes, the others living in rented houses. Many
of the fraternities were in existence as petition
ing locals for a considerable time before receiv
ing their national charters.
Owen E. Landon
Business Mgr.
—John Ashbrook
—John Ashbrook
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Counselors
A keystone of the College's expanded pro
gram for freshmen this year is a quiet but hard
working group of graduate students acting as
counselors for men's residences.
STRATEGICALLY scattered among the
rooms in the new west dorms and in the Nit
tany-Pollock area are 40 of these men whose
job it will be to interpret the Penn State sys
tem. Their's is the job of explaining the ad
ministration's actions to men, most of whom
never experienced anything as large and be
wildering as the College has come to be in the
years since the war.
Coordinating the program , from the Dean
of Men's office is a young, "dark-haired assistant
professor of p'ychology, Dr. George M. Guthrie.
A relative newcomer to Penn State, Dr. Guthrie
worked in a similar program at the University
of Minnesota for three years while completing a
• PhD degree.
THE COUNSELOR'S job is not disciplinary,
according to Dr. Guthrie. The program envi
;ioned by the administration, he said, is to have
he men ready to answer or know where to find
:he answer to any question about life at the
College.
Facilitating an extra-curricular program will
be a large part of their job. We don't want them
to conduct the work themselves, Dr. Guthrie
pointed out, but rather to arrange things so that
undergraduates will receive the benefit of sup
ervising their own program.
Setting an example in proper dress, cleanli
ness and table manners is also among their
duties whicb are likely to keep them hopping
for long hours every day. Among their present
plans are such things as organizing teams for
intramural sports, and band combos for the
musically inclined.
Simply sitting in their specially designated
suites to be available for the thousand varie
ties, of questions will 'be one of the most im
portant tasks.
FOR THEIR EFFORTS, the counselors re
ceive no actual pay. They are provided with
room and board. Greatest incentive for them, as
Dr. Guthrie explains it, is a chance to train as
supervisOrs of a personnel program, in many
cases similar to the kind they will be connected
with in later life.
Men were deliberately chosen from every
school of the College to assure a wide range of
knowledge. Each counselor will look after 80
students. In weekly meetings, the advisers will
have a chance to compare procedures with his
fellow workers.
ALSO COOPERATING in the program are
representatives from the College's student ac
tivities, housing and foods sections.
Together their aim, especially where fresh
men are concerned, is to make the transition
from high school to college quicker, easier and
more particularly to eliminate a feeling of not
belonging.
Tracking Down Tails
With the Staff
Badly in need of prospective pledges, two
fraternity brothers began talking with a plea
sant-looking, young man on campus. He was a
good conversationalist and seemed fairly intel
ligent; so, they invited him over to the house to
meet some of their cohorts.
The men excused themselves quickly when
he replied, "Gosh, fellas, I'd like to, but I'm a
janitor here."
In the first, confused days of classes, many
professors feel obliged to explain the high
sounding, catalogue names of their courses. One.
modern-thinking shorthand teacher offered this
definition: Shorthand —an interim proposition
between school and marriage.
If you can't find him here, girls, hie thee to a
business office.
Coeds have been given many pet names, but
perhaps none of these was so subletly issued as
that designated by a sign on Pollock Road in the
vicinity of Carnegie Hall. It read, "Cattle Cross
ing." Obliging campus policemen removed it.
Gazette . . .
Meetings of campus organizations will be announced it
this column throughout the_s ern este r. Announcement!
should Include place, time, and purpose of the meeting.
Deadline for notices, which_should be mailed or deliverei
to the Daily Collegian office, is 4 p.m. on the day preeed.
ing publications.
Thursday, September 21
FROTH Candidates, 7 p.m., 3 Carnegie Hall.
FROTH Editorial Staff, 8 p.m., 3 Carnegie
Hall.
AG HILL BREEZE editorial and circulation
candidates, 7 p.m., 109 Ag Building.
WOMEN'S Recreation Association swimming,
7 p.m., White Hall Pool.
WOMEN'S Recreation Association outing.. 7
p.m., 2 White Hall.
LA VIE candidates, 7 p.m., 418 Old Main.
NEWMAN Club Mixer, 7 p.m., Woodman':
Hall.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
ADMITTED: Irene Wurst, Donald Leathers
Richard Wright. ^
DISMISSED: Howard Dmiels, Richard Deinc.
ster, Gordon Eagye, John Victor.
AT THE MOVIES
CATHAUM: The Capture
STATE: Happy Years
NITTANY: The Unconquered
STARLITE DRIVE-IN: Prince of Peace
—Herbert Stein
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Little Man On Campus
av&k°'"
"I wish you guys would 'thumb through' my medical books
a little faster I've got to study 'em."
Lion 'Traditions'
Stage Comeback
Almost forgotten amid the
post-Nyar bustle, Penn State tra
ditions, aided by freshman cus
toms, are scheduled for a strong
comeback this year.
Freshmen, new students, and
long-term Penn Staters will find
the history of the College abund
ant with the flourishes and em
belishments that lend zest and
color to college life and are
nostalgically refetred to as "tra
ditions,"
While gags about Hort woods,
the breeze that comes zooming
down from Ag Hill, and the one
o'clock storming of the women's
dormitories have been on the
tongues of generations of Penn
Staters and can justifiably be
classified as traditions, probably
the best-known tradition is the
Nittany Lion. The Lion, reproduc
ed in limestone by Heinz Warn
eke, has been the symbol of Blue
and White .athletic - teams since
1907.
Lion Shrine
The Lion shrine, located be
tween Recreation Hall and Bea
ver Field, was presented to the
College by the class of 1940. The
Lion, king of beasts, was suggest
ed as symbol of. the College by
H. D. Mason, 'O7.
Although the shrine is the best
known of gifts presented to the
College, other classes have made
outstanding contributions. Per
haps the most appropriate was
the gift of the class of 1932, Hen
ry Varnum Poor's Land-Grant
mural in the lobby of Old Main.l
The mural dramatizes the found
ing of the College as the result of
the Morrill Land-Grant Act of
1862.
The Class of 1946, the Com
monwealth, and the College fi
nanced an extension of the mural
representing services of coal,
steel, and agricultural industries.
Benches Presented
Another outstanding gift was
the 50 concrete and wood benches
scattered about campus. The
benches were presented by the
Class of 1900 and dedicated in
1947.
Freshmen will learn by doing
that the two diagonal walks
leading from Old Main are Hello
Walks. Frosh will be required to
say "hello" to everyone they
Treble Singers Tryouts
Treble Singers, women's choral
group, will hold futher tryouts
tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and from 7 to 9 p.m.
Girls interested in member
ship, including former members,
must sign up for an audition at
216 Carnegie,
THURSDAY,
meet there. Frosh will . also re
member the Old Willow when
they talk about the "good or
days at State," for Freshman Cus
toms require them to doff their
dinks to it. The subject of much
poetry and photography until
1921 wten it was blown down
during a storm, the slip was
brought to Penn State from the
estate of the poet Alexander Pope
at Twickingharn, England. The
cutting was later planted on the
Willow's original site on the
Mall.
Geology Monument
Another landmark is the geo
logy monument on the Mall. -Con
ceived in 1898 by Thomas C. Hop
kins, assistant professor of geo
logy, as a study in the weathering
qualities of Pennsylvania build
ing stones, the stones are arrang
ed in geologic orded. 'According to
tradition, both the monument,
known as the polylith, and the
Lion are judges Of the chastity of
Penn State coeds. •
The May Day Pageant, usually
held on Mother's Day, is a spec
tacle Penn Staters long remem
ber. The May Queen, a senior
selected by the coeds. attended
by a maid of honor, two repre
sentatives of each class, senior
honor women, jesters and flow
er girls, highlights a colorful
program. . _
A - tradition' which mote than
anything else symbolizes the
friendly "hello" spirit of the Nit
tany Vale is the annual Christmas
carol program held in front, of
Old Main. Students, faculty mem
bers and townspeople gather to
sing the favorite carols.
Graham's, with its famous ath
letic club, is the meeting grounds
for Penn State athletes. Graham's
is the place where you can get
the scoop on next week's big
game from the guys who will lae•
playing in it.
Proper Address
Needed For Mail
The College announced yester
day that after Nov. 1, letters ad
dressed to students merely at
Penn State, State College, Pa.
will be returned to the sender.
The rule also applies to all mail
and parcels sent to students in
I care of the College.
Until November vaguely ad
dressed letters will continue to
be delivered, and the College will
take the time to try to find the
name and the correct " address.
After the deadline it is up to the
senders to remember the room
number and the name of build
ing.
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By Bibler