3MGE FOTAt. TO Batty Collegian Successor to THE FREI LANCE. est. 087 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings a thrive during the College year by the stuff el The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. intend ea eeemed-elaas natter Jnly 6, 1934. at the. State College, Pa.. Poet erne* ander the act et Mareh 3, 1879. Managing Ed., John Dalbor; News Ed., Stan Degler; Sports Ed., Ray Koehler; Edit. Dir., Herbert Stein; Society Ed., Dennis Krebs; Feature Ed., Janet Rosen; Asst. Sports Ed., Art Denning; Asst. News Ed., John Ashbrook; Asst. Society Ed., Bettina dePalma; Photo Ed., Wilson Barto; Senior Board: Jack Boddington. Bill Detweiler. Asst. Buis. Mgr., Thomas M. Karoleik; Advertising Dir., 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 Home, Mary Kauffman, Sue Halperin. Dean Gladfelter Editor '4lEfl;o'.l STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor: Moylan Mills; Assistant Night ditor: Lillian Cassover; Copy Editor; Paul Beighley; Assistants: Louise Caplan, Joan Kuntz, Dot Benett, Bob Landis. Advertising Staff: Manager: Dick Rossi, Assistants: Howard Boleky, Terry Moslak, Theresa Pierotti. Storm Signal The freshman outbreak Wednesday night may well be the storm signal for a growing, wide spread rebellion that could snowball into drastic proportions. It could be the start of an explosive situation that could disintigrate quickly to the variety of hazing and frosh retribution prac ticed in pre-war years. LAST SPRING we called upon cabinet to seek some method of preventing a reversion to the fantastic customs practices of earlier years. Nothing was done. Yet the Wednesday revolt indicates that an explosive situation can deteriorate with startling rapidity and that reversion is a distinct possibility at this point. Hatmen promised shortly after the revolt that they would "crack down" on •frosh—a promise which if carried out sternly, could lead to frosh retaliation and further outbursts. Much of the responsibility for seeing that customs do not get out of hand—that a harm fully explosive situation is not allowed to develop—will fall on the shoulders of hatmen. They must realize that they as well as the frosh were to blame for the Wednesday outburst, and that they must maintain a level-headed atti tude if they wish to prevent further outbreaks. Mere vindictiveness will go a long way toward further inflaming frosh and will do nothing to build a sane customs program. FRESHMEN apparently felt that they had legitimate gripes when they called their protest demonstration. Hatmen will contribute greatly toward understanding and a stable campus if. they give consideration to these gripes and stop for a moment to take stock of their customs operations. Apparenty hatmen Wish to continue customs and make them a permanent fixture at Penn State. If they do, they must take care that the program stays within bounds and does not result in harmful effects. Unless hatmen tread softly and approach their problem in an adult manner, the customs program quite easily could degenerate into an orgy reminiscent of irresponsible pre-war days. AT THE MOVIES CATHAUM: The Breaking Point STATE: My Friend Irma Goes West NITTANY: Nancy Goes To Rio STARLITE DRIVE-IN: It Happens Every Spring Owen E. Landon Business Mgr. The First National Bank Of State College Member ej Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Reserve System THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE. COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA• A Cheer For 'Rip'. Charles "Rip" Engle, Nittany football coach since May, will be welcomed to the College by the whole student body at a pep rally in front of Old Main tonight. POSSIBLY the welcome is somewhat belated, Rip having already molded the team for its first encounter tomorrow. But in a sense it is appro priate that we greet him now, at the start of the gridiron season, and wish him luck in all of his days here. On several occasions the new head coach has stated that the football outlook for the year is not bright, that we can hope for no more than two or three wins. Still, he has gone to work and produced what promises to be a spirited if not often victorious team. At an orientation meeting several weeks ago, Rip told the freshmen that he too was in his first year at the College but that already. within a span of four months, he had been able to grasp the spirit which prevails, in Nittany valley. By his actions, Coach Engle has shown that he means these words. Leaving behind a vic torious Brown University eleven, he has en thusiastically attacked the problems of a Nit tany team which has seen some lean days since its Cotton Bowl peak of 1947. TOMORROW, the Penn State football team takes on its first opponent of the 1950 season. Tonight, students will say hello to their team's new coach and will let him know that they are solidly behind him, win or lose, in his first year in Nittany football. Safety Valve Letters to the editor should be addressed-- The Daily Collegian, Box 261, Boro. The_ writer's name will be withheld upon request. but no letter will be printed unless signed. Unifying The Frosh TO THE EDITOR: The showing displayed by a portion of the freshman class on Wednes day night Sept. 27 made very evident the necessity of freshman customs. The customs are for the purpose of unifying the class and if there is anything lacking in the class of '54 it's unity. This was very clearly shown by the mob last night. Unity is necessary in order that we may pick out our most capable leaders and get behind , them as an organized unit, instead of forming a disorderly crowd that can be easily swayed by a small organized group . . . ... If there have to be some freshmen who are cry babies about the customs why don't they cry to themselves instead of causing others to waste their time and efforts towards a senseless , cause . . . • Letter cut —Chuck Wood, Bill Schellhammer, Ted Struk, Al Delbert Regrettable Incidents TO THE EDITOR: . . . The mob action dis played on Wednesday night of this week shows that customs, in a sense, has already accom plished one of its major goals—that of furnish ing us with a group spirt. However mobs never accomplish anything except regrettable inci dents . . . If we wish to accomplish something for the class as a group it will have to be done through organization in our respectable dorms and not through mass demonstration. From my inexperienced viewpoint, I see customs as a necessary part of college life . . . We are under a lenient system and should be all for it not trying to overthrow it. • Letter cut —John Ashbrook —jack White Littl Pro and Con The College hasn't seen the last of Wednesday night's freshman demonstration. EVEN IF NO MORE "rallies" occur, bitterness against hatmen and student government officials will carry over into the time after customs are removed. The rally can be viewed as an expression of freshman untiy, as an excess of exuberance, or as a malicious defiance of regula tions. That it is not class unity is illustrated by the disorder which reigned when various leaders spoke of gaining representation, or of partial removal of customs. For a hot-head faction in the crowd nothing but defiance of customs regulations would suffice. ONE SPEAKER insisted above the din that members of Tribunal are "decent fellows"; he apparently had first hand experience. And there was a large moderate element. These were men who stayed in the dorms, who remained in the courtyard instead of participating in the mad dash down the Mall, and who, wrote the letter in today's Safety Valve. The bitterness involved refutes the naive statement that, as one person said, they were "feeling frisky." It is true to some extent, of course, but comments like "Let's show them freshmen are important," and "We should have the right to go anywhere," revealed the hard feelings rankling in some minds. ' A hatman talked to the crowd on senior walk, and spoke much sense. But he had a knack for saying all the wrong things; and suc ceeded only in arousing more hard feelings. His remark that fresh men "weren't invited here" was particularly unfortunate, and the mass rejoinder, "Where would Penn State be in four years, if we hadn't come?" was perfectly correct. WHAT FRESHMEN MUST REALIZE is that "the few hatmen who torment them, are only a tiny part of the hat societies and an even smaller portion of the student body. Upperclassmen have greeted the customs program with apathy, on the whole. Some hatmen and members of Tribunal and cabinet may regard the affair as a malicious defiance of customs which must be punished and suppressed. Probably some disciplinary action will be taken. But it would be more sensible to regard the rally as the logical result of the hatmen's own actions. Payment of Fees Postponed Registration for Fall Semester 1950-1951 will be completed by payment of fees on October 12 and 13, instead of October 5 and 6, ALL FEES, including ROOM and BOARD CHARGES, will be due on these dates. Veter ans whose remaining entitlement is insuffi cient to carry them beyond the semester's mid-point should note that they will be re quired to pay their entire semester's fees. Fees will be collected in Room 6, Willard Hall on October 12 and 13 from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29.. 1950 By STAN DEGLER NOTICE Bibler 1.... -.R. g YNE-
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